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Figures of Speech
SIMILE
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
ONOMATOPEIA
OXYMORON
ALLITERATION
IRONY
METONYMY

FIGURE
It
Out!!
http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm
http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures.htm
http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/figure%20of%20speech
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/figure-of-speech.html
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A "figure of speech" is a
rhetorical device that achieves a

special effect by using words in
distinctive ways.
like
as

as
METAPHOR
Life
Variety

dream
spice
HYPERBOLE
An extravagant statement; the use
of exaggerated terms for the purpose
of emphasis or heightened effect.
ten

million
PERSONIFICATION
A figure of speech in which an
inanimate object or abstraction is
endowed with human qualities or
abilities.
picture

screamed
pumpkin smiled
METONYMY
A figure of speech in which one word
or phrase is substituted for another with
which it's closely associated; also, the
rhetorical strategy of describing something
indirectly by referring to things around it.
OXYMORON
A figure of speech in which
incongruous or contradictory terms
appear side by side.
ALLITERATION
A figure of speech that refers to the
repetition of a consonant sound, at
least three times in a sentence.
The sign reads:
Education:
The inculcation of the
incomprehensible into the
indifferent by the
incompetent.
If Peter Piper picked
a peck of pickled
peppers, how many
pickled peppers did
Peter Piper pick?
ONOMATOPOEIA
The use of words that imitate
the sounds associated with the
objects or actions they refer to.
IRONY
The use of words to convey the
opposite of their literal meaning. A
statement or situation where the
meaning is contradicted by the
appearance or presentation of the
idea.
"Great! This is just what I needed".
It is probably the worst thing that could happen before
your birthday.
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Figures of Speech

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  1. This Powerpoint Presentation was made and submitted in partial fulfillment of the course Educational Technology II which features the Figures of Speech. Made by Jhenalee Jimenez, Clarisse Jayme, and JC Mark Gumban.