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Figures of speech

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Charisse Marie Verallo

This document discusses figures of speech and provides examples of different types: - Simile: uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things, such as "My love is like a red red rose." - Metaphor: directly compares two unlike things without "like" or "as", such as "Life is a broken winged bird." - Personification: gives human qualities to non-human things, such as "The flowers danced." - Hyperbole: exaggerated statements not meant literally, such as "A river full of gravy." The document then provides sentences to analyze as examples of these four figures of speech.

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Figures of Speech
Let us read the line. My love is like a red red rose By Robert Burns
Figure of Speech • A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning. It is used to add color to the language.
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Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Exercise1.Analyze the following sentences and determine if it is simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 1. I’ve told you a hundred times. 2. He is an ogre. 3. The flowers danced. 4. As wise as an owl.
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• A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning. It is used to add color to the language. • Simile A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. It uses the word as or like. Example: Emerald is as green as grass.
• Metaphor It is a figure of speech that compares two unlike objects directly. It doesn’t use the word like or as. Example: Life is a broken winged bird. • Personification It is a figure of speech that is giving life to inanimate objects. Example: 1. The flowers danced.
• Hyperbole • It is an exaggerated statement or claims not meant to be taken literally. • Example: • A river full of gravy
Analyze the sentences.Write whether they are simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 1. The paper is as light as the feather. 2. The ocean was a raging bull. 3. The ship plows the sea. 4. The sun smiled down on her. 5. The tears flowed like a river.
Analyze the sentences.Write whether they are simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 6. The horse moved with lightning speed. 7. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. 8. He has a heart of gold. 9. Dale’s smile was as bright as the sun shine. 10.The storm attacked the town with great rage.
Analyze the sentences.Write whether they are simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 6. The horse moved with lightning speed. 7. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. 8. He has a heart of gold. 9. The tears flowed like a river. 10.The paper is as light as the feather

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  • 2. Let us read the line. My love is like a red red rose By Robert Burns
  • 3. Figure of Speech • A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning. It is used to add color to the language.
  • 8. Exercise1.Analyze the following sentences and determine if it is simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 1. I’ve told you a hundred times. 2. He is an ogre. 3. The flowers danced. 4. As wise as an owl.
  • 14. • A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning. It is used to add color to the language. • Simile A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. It uses the word as or like. Example: Emerald is as green as grass.
  • 15. • Metaphor It is a figure of speech that compares two unlike objects directly. It doesn’t use the word like or as. Example: Life is a broken winged bird. • Personification It is a figure of speech that is giving life to inanimate objects. Example: 1. The flowers danced.
  • 16. • Hyperbole • It is an exaggerated statement or claims not meant to be taken literally. • Example: • A river full of gravy
  • 17. Analyze the sentences.Write whether they are simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 1. The paper is as light as the feather. 2. The ocean was a raging bull. 3. The ship plows the sea. 4. The sun smiled down on her. 5. The tears flowed like a river.
  • 18. Analyze the sentences.Write whether they are simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 6. The horse moved with lightning speed. 7. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. 8. He has a heart of gold. 9. Dale’s smile was as bright as the sun shine. 10.The storm attacked the town with great rage.
  • 19. Analyze the sentences.Write whether they are simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole. 6. The horse moved with lightning speed. 7. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. 8. He has a heart of gold. 9. The tears flowed like a river. 10.The paper is as light as the feather