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feathered limbs that a bird uses Wing means ‘side part of the
to fly. playing area in football, hockey,...
is different from
meaning of a word” its usual (literal) meaning and
which create vivid mental
Part that projects from the We hope college life will help
side of an aircraft and him to spread his wings a bit.
supports it in the air: (= extend his activities and
4. Give the definition of figures of speech. What are types of figures of
speech? Give an example for each.
Definition of figures of speech:
A figure of speech is “a word or phrase which is used for special effect, and
which does not have its usual or literal meaning.
There are 10 types of figures of speech
No Figure of
Definition Example
. speech
Simile is the use of
He is as cunning as
Smile comparison of one thing with
1 a fox.
another.
Personification is a special
kind of metaphor in which
Personifica in pitiless cold
some human characteristic is
3 tion cruel heat
attributed to an inanimate
object or abstract notion.
Respectively,
morticians and a
garbage man may
Euphemism is the the use of be euphemistically
pleasant, mild or indirect replaced by funeral
Euphemis
words or phrases in place of directors and a
9 m
more accurate or direct ones. sanitation engineer.
Nói khéo
morticians (=
funeral directors)
garbage man (=
sanitation engineer)
Onomatopoeia is the
Onomatopo imitation of natural sounds
He felt a tap on his
eia by means of words or groups
10 shoulder
Từ tượng of words.
thanh
blue red