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Figures of Speech Explained

The document provides definitions and examples of various rhetorical devices including simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, alliteration, and idiom. Each device is explained with clear examples to illustrate its usage. The content is structured to educate the reader on these figures of speech.

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Figures of Speech Explained

The document provides definitions and examples of various rhetorical devices including simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, alliteration, and idiom. Each device is explained with clear examples to illustrate its usage. The content is structured to educate the reader on these figures of speech.

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SUBMITTED BY:
Ashley E. Cabarles

SUBMITTED TO:

Mary Grace G. Badillo


What is

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SIMILE?
A simile is a rhetorical device used to compare
two things (typically using the words “like,” “as,”
or “than”).

Were like two


peas in a pod. As sweet as
sugar.

As tall as giraffe.
As black as coal.

He runs like a horse.


What is

1
METAPHOR?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares

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two unlike things without using "like" or "s”.

He’s a night owl.


She’s a social
butterfly.

His words were


He’s got a heart
daggers.
of stone.

She’s a shining star.


What is

1
PERSONIFICATION?
Personification is when human qualities or

2
attributes are given to inanimate objects, animals,
or abstract ideas.

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My alarm yelled at
The flowers danced
me this morning.
in the breeze.

The sun smiled


The wind howled
down on us.
through the
trees.

The sea was angry that day.


What is

1
HYPERBOLE?
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which a writer or

2
speaker exaggerates for the sake of emphasis.

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4
I’m so hungry, I could eat
a horse. I have a million
things to do today.

She talks a mile


I could sleep
a minute.
forever.

I’m melting in this heat.


What is

1
ONOMATOPOEIA?
Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which a word

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phonetically resembles the sound of the thing it
describes.

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4
Bang!
Click

Crack
Chirp

Growl
What is

1
OXYMORON?
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently

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contradictory

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4
You look awfully pretty in
that coat. Sarah ate the whole
piece of pie.

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6

Seriously funny
Old news

Alone together
What is

1
ALLITERATION?
It is the repetition of the same or similar consonant

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sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables
in a phrase or sentence.

3
4
The candy was killing my
cavity. Change the channel.

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6

Grass grows greener in


7

Jellyfish have germs


the graveyard. and jarring toxins.

The lion licked his lips.


What is

1
AN IDIOM?
A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood

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from the literal meanings of the individual words.

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4
Beat the clock
Hit the jackpot

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6
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Once in a blue moon


A piece of cake
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Break the ice

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