FIGURES OF SPEECH – PART # 2

ANAPHORA
ANAPHORA

I came, I saw, I conquered. - Julius Caesar

Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! - King John II, William Shakespeare

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of
foolishness. - A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens

With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right. - Abraham Lincoln

We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end... we shall never surrender. - 
Winston Churchill
ANAPHORA IS A
TECHNIQUE
WHERE SEVERAL
PHRASES OR
VERSES BEGIN
WITH THE SAME
WORD OR WORDS.
 Clearly
OXYMORON Liquid Gas
Misunderstood
Exact Estimate

Original
Small Crowd
Copies

Only Choice Act Naturally

Seriously Found
Funny Missing

Pretty Ugly Fully Empty

 We’re going to
I could hear a
choose a random He is weirdly
deafening
order to play the normal
silence
songs
AN OXYMORON IS TWO CONTRADICTORY
TERMS USED TOGETHER.
PUN
PUNS
PUN

She had a photographic memory but never developed it.

The two pianists had a good marriage. They always were in a chord.

I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me.

The grammarian was very logical. He had a lot of comma sense.

I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.

The other day I held the door open for a clown. I thought it was a nice jester.

A chicken crossing the road is truly poultry in motion.

The politician is not one for Indian food. But he's good at currying favors.

How do construction workers party? They raise the roof.

A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat.

 IT IS A JOKE THAT MAKES A PLAY ON WORDS. A PUN
MAKES USE OF WORDS THAT HAVE MORE THAN ONE
MEANING, OR WORDS THAT SOUND SIMILAR BUT
HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS, TO HUMOROUS EFFECT.
TAUTOLOGY
TAUTOLOGY
I went to see him personally.
Remember when 4G cell phones were a new innovation?
The evening sunset was beautiful.
Charlie proudly told his mom he made the hand-made scarf himself.
The careful, there is a lot of frozen ice on the road!
I know it's true because I heard it with my own ears.
She always over-exaggerates.
Alice started her presentation with a short summary.
The school was in close proximity to the explosion.
In my opinion, I think he is wrong.
The storm hit at 2 p.m. in the afternoon.
Having a drug test is a necessary requirement for the job.
I'm sorry to hear about your sad misfortune.
A TAUTOLOGY IS AN EXPRESSION OR
PHRASE THAT SAYS THE SAME THING
TWICE, JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
IDENTIFY THE FIGURE OF SPEECH
THE WORD "BITTERSWEET" AND THE PHRASE "BE CRUEL TO BE KIND"
ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH?
OXYMORON
WHY ARE TEDDY BEARS NEVER HUNGRY?
THEY ARE ALWAYS STUFFED!
PUN
"I WANT TO LIVE WHILE I AM ALIVE." BON JOVI
TAUTOLOGY
WHY DO WE WAIT UNTIL A PIG IS DEAD TO CURE IT?
PUN
TURN OFF YOUR
TELEVISION SETS. TURN
THEM OFF NOW! TURN
THEM OFF RIGHT NOW!
TURN THEM OFF AND
LEAVE THEM OFF. TURN
THEM OFF RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS
SENTENCE I'M SPEAKING
TO YOU NOW. (PETER
FINCH AS TELEVISION
ANCHORMAN HOWARD
BEALE IN NETWORK, 1976)

ANAPHORA
Talk about something you like using
ANAPHORA

Create PUNS using these words

spring, match, tire, mean, cat

PRACTICE ACTIVITY
Think about 3 sentences using
TAUTOLOGY

Can you name 3 expressions that

reflect OXYMORON?
WRITING GRADED ACTIVITY

Use different speech figures to

write a text (a story, or a poem, a
fable) about cultural diversity in
your country. (highlight them
with a different color) Be
creative!
SPEAKING ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK

Present your text in class, and answer the

following questions:
• Define your culture in three words.
• What makes your country unique?
• Are you proud of being Colombian?
• How has your culture influenced your view of the world
and your place in it? Which people, places and events do
you feel have contributed to your identity?
TALKING POINT

1. Is your country culturally

diverse?

2. How has your country

been influenced by other
cultures?

3. How has your country

influenced other cultures?
PEARSON

DUE DATE: THURSDAY!!!!!