Figures of Speech Writers use Figures of Speech or Figurative Language to give color and imagination to ordinary words. These are literary devices used by writes to paint word pictures. The most common figures of speech are: SIMILE A simile expresses a comparison between two things of unlike nature, and is usually indicated by words as and like. I wondered lonely as a cloud. She smells like a morning when papayas are in bloom. METAPHOR A metaphor is an implied comparison between two things of unlike nature. Unlike simile, the words as and like are not used. “Morning is a new sheet of paper.” “The Lord is my shepherd.” PERSONIFICATION Personification gives to animals, objects or idea the characteristics of persons. It is a specialized metaphor. “The clock collected in the tower Its strength, and struck.” “At first he stirs uneasily in sleep And, since the moon does not run off, unfolds Protesting paws.” HYPERBOLE Hyperbole is a figure of speech which is an exaggeration. The purpose is to emphasize such as feeling, effort, and reaction. Sometimes it is used to create humor. “I nearly died laughing.” “She tried a thousand times.” SYNECDOCHE Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part designates the whole object or idea, or the whole designates a part. “All hands on deck.” “The sail approaches the pier.” METONYMY Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a single word is substituted for a related word or phrase. “I read Shakespeare.” “Malacañang will make an announcement.” IRONY Irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning. “I just love to lose a fight.” “How kind of you to stand me up.” APOSTROPHE Apostrophe is a direct address to some abstract quality or nonexistent person. “Sing, Heavenly Muse!” “Courage, my Soul!” ONOMATOPOEIA Onomatopoeia is the formation of words to imitate natural sounds. “The buzz of a bee.” “The fizz of soda water.” ASSONANCE Another sound device, assonance, uses the repetition of vowel sounds to give special emphasis to words. “Asleep he weezes at his ease He only wakes to scratch his fleas.” Project of IV- Pearl Group A
Figures of Speech Writers use Figures of Speech or Figurative Language to give color and imagination to ordinary words. These are literary devices used by writes to paint word pictures. The most common figures of speech are: SIMILE A simile expresses a comparison between two things of unlike nature, and is usually indicated by words as and like. I wondered lonely as a cloud. She smells like a morning when papayas are in bloom. METAPHOR A metaphor is an implied comparison between two things of unlike nature. Unlike simile, the words as and like are not used. “Morning is a new sheet of paper.” “The Lord is my shepherd.” PERSONIFICATION Personification gives to animals, objects or idea the characteristics of persons. It is a specialized metaphor. “The clock collected in the tower Its strength, and struck.” “At first he stirs uneasily in sleep And, since the moon does not run off, unfolds Protesting paws.” HYPERBOLE Hyperbole is a figure of speech which is an exaggeration. The purpose is to emphasize such as feeling, effort, and reaction. Sometimes it is used to create humor. “I nearly died laughing.” “She tried a thousand times.” SYNECDOCHE Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part designates the whole object or idea, or the whole designates a part. “All hands on deck.” “The sail approaches the pier.” METONYMY Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a single word is substituted for a related word or phrase. “I read Shakespeare.” “Malacañang will make an announcement.” IRONY Irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning. “I just love to lose a fight.” “How kind of you to stand me up.” APOSTROPHE Apostrophe is a direct address to some abstract quality or nonexistent person. “Sing, Heavenly Muse!” “Courage, my Soul!” ONOMATOPOEIA Onomatopoeia is the formation of words to imitate natural sounds. “The buzz of a bee.” “The fizz of soda water.” ASSONANCE Another sound device, assonance, uses the repetition of vowel sounds to give special emphasis to words. “Asleep he weezes at his ease He only wakes to scratch his fleas.” Project of IV- Pearl Group A