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Figuresofspeechinteractivepresentation 110212223324 Phpapp02 PDF
Figuresofspeechinteractivepresentation 110212223324 Phpapp02 PDF
Figures of Speech
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Introduction
Authors often use figures of speech in both
literature and poetry to enhance their writing.
Example:
She ran like the wind.
Explanation:
Running and the wind are unlike things.
When you compare the speed of running
to the speed of the wind, you are using
a simile.
Simile
More examples:
The snow was as thick as a blanket.
Explanation:
The example is referring to the way that
the willow tree’s long branches sway in the
wind. By saying “shook her long hair”, the
tree is given characteristics of a human.
Personification
More examples:
The car danced across the icy road.
The angry clouds marched across the sky.
The stars in the clear night sky winked at me.
The tulips nodded their heads in the breeze.
Which of the following sentences
contain personification?
(Click on a sentence to select your answer.)
Example:
“Feathers in my hair”
“Applause”
Example:
50 heads of cattle
Explanation:
“head” is used to mean whole animals.
More examples:
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Part Two
Directions
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-Dorthi Charles
Knock at a Star
Simile Alliteration
Metaphor Onomatopoeia
Alliteration Personification
Onomatopoeia Hyperbole
Try Again
Take a look at the definitions below and decide which figure
of speech is being used when the poet says, “The wind stood
up, and gave a shout / He whistled on his fingers”.
- Walt Whitman
Knock at a Star
Metaphor Personification
Imagery Hyperbole
Try Again
Take a look at the definitions below and decide which figure
of speech is being used when the poet says, “As he runs /
With lightly closed fists and arms partially raised”.
Onomatopoeia Simile
Hyperbole Metaphor
Try Again
Take a look at the definitions below and decide which figure
of speech is being used when the poet says, “It’s soft as a
velvet newborn mouse”.
Hyperbole Alliteration
Onomatopoeia Metaphor
Try Again
Take a look at the definitions below and decide which figure
of speech is being used when the poet says, “I’m proud of
my Preposterpus /so ponderous and pale”.
Simile Personification
Metaphor Onomatopoeia
Try Again
Take a look at the definitions below and decide which figure
of speech is being used when the poet says, “Life is a
broken-winged bird / That cannot fly.”
Onomatopoeia Simile
Hyperbole Personification
Try Again
Take a look at the definitions below and decide
which figure of speech is being used when the poet
says, “I’m making a pizza the size of the sun / a
pizza that’s sure to weigh more than a ton”.
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