types of speech for grade 8 MELC -First Quarter.pptx

types of speech for grade 8

1. FIGURES OF SPEECH

2. 5 What is the difference between… Literal and Figurative language?

3. 6 Literal means… The actual, dictionary meaning of a word; language that means what it appears to mean Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment Conforming to the most obvious meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or story

4. In other words… It means exactly what it says! Word for word. Example One: The U.S. is a large country. What does it mean? Exactly what it says! Example Two: The weather is beautiful today. What does it mean? Exactly what it says!

5. 8 Figurative means… Language that goes beyond the normal meaning of the words used Based on or making use of figures of speech ; metaphorical Represented by a figure or symbol

6. In other words… Figure it out! There’s a deeper meaning hidden in the words. Example: Fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. - Hada Bejar Does it mean you have a smelly hand? NO! What does it mean? Giving to others is gracious and the good feeling of giving stays with you.

7. 1. Simile A FIGURE OF SPEECH in which a comparison is made between unlike or dissimilar objects using the words like or as .

8. I am hungry as a horse .                                                          You run like a rabbit.                                                                           He is sneaky as a snake. She is happy as a clam.

9. 2. Metaphor A FIGURE OF SPEECH in which a comparison is drawn between two dissimilar or unlike things without the use of like or as .

10. The road was a ribbon wrapped through the desert. A good laugh is a sunshine in a house.

11. 3. Hyperbole A FIGURE OF SPEECH in which an exaggeration or overstatement is made to illustrate a point.

12. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse! Ten thousand suns light up this room. I’m so tired that I could sleep for a week. That dog is the cutest thing alive. I Love You to the moon and back.

13. 4. Metonymy A FIGURE OF SPEECH in which a part represents a whole or a whole represents a part.

14. For example… The dagger of the United States sliced Saddam Hussein’s army to pieces. and I pledge my service to the crown . Did just a knife alone destroy Sadaam’s armies? Absolutely not! The knife represents a part of the whole United States Armed Forces. (knife = U.S. Armed Forces) Do I pledge my service to just a crown that sits atop the king’s head? No! The solitary crown represents a part of the whole king and kingdom to whom I pledge my service. (crown = king and kingdom) Metonymy

15. Fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. - Hada Bejar (hand = the whole person who gives) A part (hand) represents a whole (person) .

16. 5. Personification is a type of figurative language that gives human traits to animals, plants, objects, and other non-human things

17. The dog scolded me. Lightning danced across the sky. My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning. The flowers danced in the wind The friendly gates welcomed us.

18. 6.ONOMATOPOEIA is a literary device in which a word is used to represent a sound

19.                                                  I knew the car was going to break down because it went chug chug chug … The ball went swish as it hit the net. The firecracker made a loud ka-boom !

20. 7. Irony   occurs when there's a marked contrast between what is said and what is meant, or between appearance and reality

21. His argument was as clear as mud. The two identical twins were arguing. One of them told the other: "You're ugly" After looking at a student’s poor test score, the teacher says, “You will surely finish the year with highest honors”.

22. AN IDIOM is a common phrase with a figurative meaning. Idioms are different from other figures of speech in that their figurative meanings are mostly known within a particular language, culture, or group of people

23. My grandmother's garden is flourishing because of her green thumb . The children could not play baseball because it was raining cats and dogs outside. Some people throw in the towel before they should and never learn the value of working hard for success.