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FIGURE

S
of
SPEECH
What is the difference between…
Literal
and
Figurative
language
LITERARY MEANS: The actual, dictionary meaning of a word;
language that means what it appears to mean

Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment

Conforming to the most obvious meaning of a word, phrase,


sentence, or story
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Language that goes beyond the normal meaning of the
words used

Based on or making use of figures of speech;


metaphorical represented by a figure or symbol
A FIGURE OF SPEECH in which a comparison is
made between unlike or dissimilar objects using the
words like or as.
fFriends are like parachutes. If they aren’t there the first time you need them,
chances are, you won’t be needing them again.
-James A. Lovell jr.

Does this mean that i should jump out of an airplane with my friend strapped to my
back? Absolutely not!

Friends are being compared to parachutes using the word like. (Friends =
parachutes)

Friends and parachutes are dissimilar and unlike each other, yet we have found a
way to relate and compare them.
Friends are like parachutes. If they aren’t there the first time you need them, chances are, you
won’t be needing them again. -James A. Lovell jr.

Does this mean that i should jump out of an airplane with my friend strapped to my back?
Absolutely not!

Friends are being compared to parachutes using the word like. (Friends = parachutes)

Friends and parachutes are dissimilar and unlike each other, yet we have found a way to relate
and compare them.

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METAPHOR is a figure of speech in which a comparison is drawn between
two dissimilar or unlike things without the use of like or as.
Example: A good laugh is sunshine in a house

A good laugh is being compared to sunshine by saying that it is sunshine.


(laugh = sunshine)
VALUES
MERCURY VENUS MARS
Mercury is the closest Venus has a beautiful name and is Despite being red, Mars is
planet to the Sun and the the second planet from the Sun. a cold place, not hot. It’s
smallest one in the Solar It’s terribly hot and its atmosphere full of iron oxide dust,
System. It’s only a bit is extremely poisonous which gives the planet its
larger than our Moon reddish cast

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EDUCATION

MY 2015 - 2019 Mention the institution


List your studies here

2015 - 2019 Mention the institution


List your studies here

RESUME 2015 - 2019 Mention the institution


List your studies here

EXPERIENCES
SKILLS
2015 - 2019 Mention the company
Describe your job here

2015 - 2019 Mention the company


Describe your job here

2015 - 2019 Mention the company


Describe your job here

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MY PHOTOGRAPHY WORK

MY PHOTOGRAPHY WORK 13
PROJECT
Mercury is the closest planet
MERCURY to the Sun and the smallest
one in the Solar System—
it’s only a bit larger than our
Moon. The planet’s name
has nothing to do with the
liquid metal since it was
named after the Roman
messenger god, Mercury

PROJECT MERCURY 14
MY DESIGN WORK

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DESIGN
Venus has a beautiful name
and is the second planet from
the Sun. It’s terribly hot—
VENUS
even hotter than Mercury—
and its atmosphere is
extremely poisonous. It’s the
second-brightest natural
object in the night sky after
the Moon

DESIGN VENUS 16
CONTACT
Does anyone have any questions?

addyouremail@freepik.com
+91 620 421 838
yourcompany.com

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