Figures of Speech

Prepared by: Dianne Kate N. Nacua

Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the students will
be able to:
 Distinguish the different type of figures of
speech;
 Write their own sentences for each types
of figures of speech and;
 Explain the literary devices used.
(EN10LT-IV-b-2.2.2)
 Education:
The inculcation
of the
incomprehensibl
e into the
indifferent by
the
incompetent.
Education:
The inculcation
of the
incomprehensible
into the
indifferent by the
incompetent.
9. Assonance
A figure of speech in which
the same vowel sound repeats
within a group of words.
10. Anaphora

- A rhetorical term for when a

writer or speaker repeats the
same beginning of a sentence
several times.
“Five years have passed; Five
summers, with the length of five
long winters! And again I hear
these waters…”
11. Euphemism
- Refers to polite and indirect
expressions that replace words and
phrases considered harsh and
impolite, or which suggest something
unpleasant.
12. Paradox

a figure of speech in
which a statement appears
to contradict itself.

War is peace.
In order to lead you must follow.
“Less is more”

“Beginning of an end”
13. Personification
A figure of speech in which an
inanimate object or abstraction
is endowed with human qualities
or abilities.
The sun is smiling on us today.
The wine is calling my name.
The rain is dancing on the roof.
14. Onomatopoeia

The use of words that imitate

the sounds associated with
the objects or actions they
refer to.
The buzz of a bee
The bang of a gun
The hiss of a snake
15. Litotes
A figure of speech consisting of
an understatement in which an
affirmative is expressed by
negating its opposite.
We are not a fool.
I am not ugly.
16. Caesura
 - refers to a break or
pause in the middle of a
line of verse.
17. Deus Ex Machina
The literary term that refers to a character
or event that seems to exist just to
effortlessly solve a problem that seems
unsolvable.
This character is almost "divine," and the
way that the problem is solved could be
called "divine intervention."
Paradox
Cinderella's fairy godmother comes and solves
all of her problems by magically creating a
dress, coach, and servants so that Cinderella can
go to the ball.
Write a sentence/s for each type
of Figures of Speech.
1. Simile 1. Assonance
2. Metaphor 2. Euphemism
3. Irony 3. Anaphora
4. Hyperbole 4. Paradox
5. Metonymy 5. Personification
6. Allusion 6. Onomatopoeia
7. Oxymoron 7. Litotes
8. Alliteration