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Figures of Speech 5th Lecture

A figure of speech is a word or phrase that conveys a meaning different from its literal interpretation, including various types such as metaphor, simile, and personification. Examples of figures of speech include hyperbole, understatement, and irony, each serving unique purposes in language. The document provides definitions and examples for several figures of speech to illustrate their usage.

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Figures of Speech 5th Lecture

A figure of speech is a word or phrase that conveys a meaning different from its literal interpretation, including various types such as metaphor, simile, and personification. Examples of figures of speech include hyperbole, understatement, and irony, each serving unique purposes in language. The document provides definitions and examples for several figures of speech to illustrate their usage.

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Figure of Speech

A figure of speech is a word or phrase that


has a meaning something different than its
literal meaning. It can be a metaphor or
simile that is designed to further explain a
concept.
Figures of Speech
Understatement
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Irony
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Assonance
Alliteration
Anaphora
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Synecdoche
Personification
Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

Examples

The sunlight danced.


Water on the lake shivers.
The streets are calling me.
Applying human traits to animals
and things or ideas.
Comparison of
characteristics of two
different things using
like or as.
The stock market is
like a roller coaster
ride--up and down.
My best friend
was a
backstabber.
He told my
clients that I
am unable to
do the work.
Metaphor
Metaphor

It’s a land
of milk
and honey.
Metaphor
Words used
that have a
different
meaning than
the literal
meaning.
“ You can’t judge a book
by its cover.” Meaning:
You can’t know a person
by their looks alone.
“live out of a suitcase” meaning traveling all the time.
“Go like a bomb”
means hurriedly
“had a
ball”
meaning
had a
good time
“I’ll cross that bridge
when I come to it.”
Meaning: I’ll deal
with that when the
time comes.
“Don’t burn your
bridges.”
Meaning: Don’t
alienate people that
can help you, or don’t
cut off your
connections to
opportunities.
“man on the
street” meaning
the ordinary or
average man
“highway
robbery”
meaning
charging too
much
Example: I was late because I was
caught in a traffic jam.
Gross
exaggeration
Hyperbole
Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.

Examples
• I will love my friends forever.
• My house is at million miles from here.
• If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die.
• She is as thin as a toothpick.
• This car goes faster than the light.
Understatement

It is a figure of speech employed by writers


and speakers to intentionally make a
situation seem less important than it really
is.
Understatement
Expression with less strength than expected.
The opposite of hyperbole.
Examples
I’ll be there in one second.
This won’t hurt a bit.
It stings a bit.
I won’t say it was delicious.
The tsunami caused some damage.
Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like


what is describing.

Examples
Splat, Buzz, Click, Whoosh, Clap, Wow
Irony
Irony is using words where the meaning is
the opposite of their usual meaning.
Example
The titanic was said to be unsinkable.
JUUUUUUU

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