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    FIGURES

    OF SPEECH
    IN POETRY
    FIGURES OF SPEECH IN
    POETRY?

    Literary devices used to


    create meaning, emphasis,
    or effect in poetry
    FIGURES OF SPEECH IN
    POETRY?
    It uses words creatively to express
    an idea or an image.
    They give a different flavor to
    language by stimulating the
    readers’ imagination.
    Simile
    It is a comparison of
    two unlikely things
    using like or as.
    Example:
    His voice flowed like a river, calm and
    as soothing as the quiet night
    approaches.
    Simile
    “Rain” by Danton Remoto
    This morning, it is raining in my
    country.
    Water slides down the leaves like
    tongue on skin.
    The sound of their falling collects like
    breath on the lobes of ears.
    Simile
    “Hues of Dawn” Anonymous
    The morning sun rises like a golden
    kite,
    Dancing as it paints the sky with light.
    The clouds drift by, soft as a whispered
    song,
    Guiding the day as it moves along.
    Metaphor

    It is a comparison of two unlikely


    things that does not include the word
    like or as.

    Example:
    Her laughter is music to my soul.
    Metaphor
    “Snail” By Tita Lacamba-Arayala
    Home is where the slug is
    Where the hair does not grow
    nor distance trod with feet
    speech is silence silvering
    tracks on green, unseen.
    Metaphor
    “Roots” Anonymous
    By the riverside, I stand, a sturdy tree,
    My roots dig deep, anchoring me in place.
    Life’s storms may howl and winds may bend,
    But I am a mountain, unshaken by the chase.
    Personifi cation

    It is an act of giving human qualities to non-


    human things.
    Examples:
    1. The sun sings every morning.
    2. The playground invites us to
    come and play.
    Personifi cation
    “Landscape II” by Carlos A. Angeles

    Sun in the knifed horizon bleeds the sky


    Spilling a peacock stain upon the sands.
    Personifi cation
    “Whispers of the Rain” Anonymous

    The rain dances on the rooftops, full of grace,


    It sings a lullaby, gentle on the ear.
    The wind hums along, swaying through the
    trees,
    As the earth drinks deeply, quenching its silent
    thirst.
    “Whisper of the Sea” Anonymous

    The moon is a lantern in the sky so high,


    Guiding waves like a shepherd with his flock.
    The sea sings a lullaby, soft and shy,
    As the breeze brushes the shore, a tender knock.
    Hyperbole

    It is used to show extreme


    exaggeration.

    Examples:
    1. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
    2. The building could touch the clouds.
    Hyperbole
    “Eternal Flame”Anonymous

    My love for you burns brighter than a thousand


    suns,
    An endless fire that never cools or fades.
    Even the stars would envy this endless blaze,
    A passion that outshines all the universe's rays.
    Hyperbole
    “The Bird’s Cry” Anonymous

    Millions of bids cry for help


    The pollution kills, nothing, is left
    They cannot withstand it,
    They went to another planet.
    Alliteration
    a literary device where the same consonant
    sound is repeated at the beginning of
    closely connected words.
    Examples:
    1. Mary read a magazine last
    Monday with his Mom at the mall.
    2. The child bounces the ball in the
    backyard.
    Alliteration
    “Silent Shores” Anonymous

    Beneath the broad, blue sky,


    Soft sands stretch silently by.
    Waves whisper wistful tales,
    Breezes bring balmy gales.
    Alliteration
    “Dancing Dunes” Anonymous

    Beneath the blazing sun, the dunes dream,


    Soft sands shift in shimmering streams.
    Gentle gusts guide the golden grains,
    While the desert's delicate dance remains.

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