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    Lesson 7- Figures of Speech

    A figure of speech is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal
    definition.

    In truth, there is wealth in these literary tools of the English language. Figures of speech lend
    themselves particularly well to literature and poetry. They also pack a punch in speeches
    and movie lines. Indeed, these tools abound in nearly every corner of life. But, let's start out
    by exploring some of the most common figures of speech.

    1. Alliteration- is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words.


    Example: She sells seashells.

    2. Anaphora- is a technique where several phrases or verses begin with the same word
    or words.
    Example: I came, I saw, I conquered. - Julius Caesar

    3. Assonance- is the repetition of vowel sounds (not just letters) in words that are close
    together. The sounds don't have to be at the beginning of the word.
    Examples:
    A - For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore. (Poe)
    E - Therefore, all seasons shall be sweet to thee. (Coleridge)

    4. Hyperbole- uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.


    Examples
    I've told you to stop a thousand times.
    That must have cost a billion dollars.

    5. Personification -gives human qualities to non-living things or ideas.


    Examples
    The flowers nodded.
    The snowflakes danced.

    6. Simile -a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
    Examples:
    As slippery as an eel.
    Like peas in a pod
    As blind as a bat

    7. Irony- use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. Also, a statement
    or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation
    of the idea.

    Example: "Oh, I love spending big bucks," said my dad, a notorious penny pincher.

    8. Onomatopoeia- The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the
    objects or actions they refer to.

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    Example: The clap of thunder went bang and scared my poor dog.

    9. Oxymoron- A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear


    side by side.
    Example: silent scream, living dead

    10. Paradox- statement that appears to contradict itself.


    Example: "This is the beginning of the end," said Eeyore, always the pessimist.

    Exercise:

    Direction: Name the figure of speech is used in each of the following statements. Write your
    answer before the number. (Recorded 15pts)

    ________1. Nick needed new notebooks.


    ________2. Fred fried frogs' legs on Friday.
    ________3. We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end... we shall never
    surrender. - Winston Churchill
    ________4. Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.
    ________5. I could do this forever.
    ________6. She's older than dirt.
    ________7. "My love is like a red rose..."
    ________8. He is a lion.
    ________9. The wind wrapped its icy fingers around my body.
    ________10. The boat was tossed like a cork on the waves.
    ________11. The clang of the bell woke the sleeping dog.
    ________12. Life is a roller coaster.
    ________13. Ker-blam went the door as the wind blew it closed.
    ________14. I must be cruel only to be kind.
    ________15. I close my eyes so I can see.

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