WEEK 1

ENGLISH

 GRADE VI-DAISY
 Mrs. Marites B. Villamayor
FIGURES OF
SPEECH
 onomatopoeia

alliteration

assonance
personification
irony

hyperbole
 onomatopoeia

 theformation of a word from a sound

associated with what is named
(e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).
 EXAMPLES
 The sheep went, “Baa.”
 The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.
 It is not unusual for a dog to bark when visitors arrive.
 Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.
 Dad released a belch from the pit of his stomach.
 The bridge collapsed creating a tremendous boom.
 The large dog said, “Bow-wow!”
 Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night?
 My brother can burp the alphabet.
 Both bees and buzzers buzz.
 ALLITERATION

 theoccurrence of the same letter or sound

at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words.
 For example, “She sells sea-shells down by
the sea-shore” or “Peter Piper Picked a
Peck of Pickled Peppers”
 MORE EXAMPLES
 Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
 Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
 Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
 Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
 Eric’seagle eats eggs, enjoying each episode of eating.
 Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food.
 Garry’sgiraffe gobbled gooseberries greedily, getting good at grabbing
goodies.
 Hannah’s home has heat, hopefully.
 Isaac's ice cream is interesting and Isaac is imbibing it.
 Jesse’s jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily.
 ASSONANCE

 in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a

vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed
syllables near enough to each other for the
echo to be discernible
(e.g., penitence, reticence ).
 MORE EXAMPLES
 "Hear the mellow wedding bells"
• "Try to light the fire"
 "Ilie down by the side of my bride
 "Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese"
 Honesty is the best policy.
 "It's
hot and it's monotonous."
 "The crumbling thunder of seas"

 "If I bleat when I speak it's because I just got . . . fleeced."

 "It beats . . . as it sweeps . . . as it cleans!"

 The early bird catches the worm.

 PERSONIFICATION

 theattribution of a personal nature or human

characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
 EXAMPLES .

 Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t she?

 The wind whispered through dry grass.
 The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
 Time and tide wait for none
 The fire swallowed the entire forest.
 The shadow of the moon danced on the lake.
 There was a heavy thunderstorm, the wind snorted outside, rattling my windowpanes.

 The flowers were blooming, and the bees kissed them every now and then.
 The flood raged over the entire village.
 The tread of time is so ruthless that it tramples even the kings under its feet.
 IRONY

 theexpression of one's meaning by using language

that normally signifies the opposite, typically for
humorous or emphatic effect.
 EXAMPLES .

 The doctor is as kind hearted as a wolf.

 He took a much-needed vacation, backpacking in the mountains. Unfortunately, he
came back dead tired.
 Hisfriend’s hand was as soft as a rock.
 The desert was as cool as a bed of burning coals.
 The student was given ‘excellent’ on getting zero in the exam.
 Their new boss was as civilized as a shark.
 The roasted chicken was as tender as a leather boot.

 He was in such a harried state that he drove the entire way at 20 miles per hour.
 He enjoyed his job about as much as a root canal.
 My friend’s kids get along like cats and dogs.
 HYPERBOLE

 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be

taken literally.
 EXAMPLES .

 I’ve told you to clean your room a million times!

 It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.
 I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
 I have a million things to do today.
 When I was young, I had to walk 15 miles to school, uphill, in the snow.
 That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding a dinosaur.
 I had a ton of homework.
 If I can’t buy that perfect prom dress, I will die!
 He is as skinny as a toothpick.
 The car went faster than the speed of light.