Good afternoon students.

Before we start our lesson,

let us all feel the presence of the Lord. In the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen. Father of Light and Wisdom. Send us your
Holy Spirit, to guide us in our studies. As we begin
this class, we ask you to bless each one of us, our
classmates, present or absent. Help us to make most
out of this period, and make us respect each person
here, always conscious of the truth, that whatever
we do to everyone, we do to you. This we ask in
Jesus’ name. Amen.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit. Amen
Again, good afternoon my dear
students especially my grade 8
students. I am your Teacher in
English, Valen Lyka Q. Asuncion
and our topic for today is all about
the Figures of Speech.
So sit back, relax, listen, and
enjoy!
First and foremost, these are our
objectives.
Are you familiar with the figures of
speech class?
Ok. So when we say figures of
speech, it is a literary device used to
create a special effect or feeling by
making some type of interesting or
creative comparison.
When you were in grade 7, you have
learned some common types of
figures of speech. These are simile,
metaphor, personification, and
hyperbole.
Let us first review these figures of
speech before we proceed to the
other types figures of speech.
First, we have the simile.
So what do you remember when you
hear the word simile? Ok. Very good!
Simile is a comparison of two unlike
things that have some common
quality using like or as.
For example:
The teachers are like ants who work
day and night.
The word like is used to compare the
two different things. In here, the
teacher is compared to ants which
have the same quality with the
teacher.
Another example:
My father is busy as a bee.
Here, the word as is used to compare
the father and a bee.
Next, we have the metaphor.
When we say metaphor, it is a direct
comparison of two unlike things.
For example:
Ana is the star of our family.
In this sentence, Ana compared to a
star without using either the like or
as like in the simile.
Another example:
My love for you is a burning flame.
In this sentence, love compared to a
burning flame without using the word
like and as.
Can you give me another example
using this picture class?
My friend is a diamond that shines in
everything she do.
The third one is the personification.
When we say personification, it is a literary
device in which an animal, an object, or an
idea is spoken of or is described as if it were
a person.
For example:
The sun refuses to set.
Can a sun refuse? Very good! Of course not!
The sun can’t refuse. This sentence only tells
that the sun is taking his time to set.
Another example:
The dish ran away with the spoon.
Can the dish ran away with the spoon class? Of
course not.
Can you give me another example using this
picture class?
The boat is dancing in the ocean.
Can a boat dance? Of course not class. It only
tells that the boat is sailing in the ocean.
The fourth one is the hyperbole.
When we say hyperbole, it is an exaggeration or an
overstatement.
Example:
They walk a thousand miles to find the treasure.
If I will ask you, can you walk for a thousand miles
class? Of course not. This sentence just exaggerates
the sentence to have a creative idea.
Now can you make a sentence out of this picture
class?
Okay, we can have it like this.
For the millionth time, I cleaned the kitchen.
So those are the four common types of figures of
speech. Let us now proceed to the other types; we
have the Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, and Anaphora.
First, let us discuss the Onomatopoeia.
When we say onomatopoeia, it refers to those words
that imitate the sounds of an object or person.
For example:
The bees buzzed around in the garden.
What is the sound of a bee again class? Okay.
Here, the word ‘buzzed’ is indicating the sound
coming from the bees.
Okay. Now can you make a sentence out
of this picture class?
Very good! We can have it like this.
I can hear the water splashing in the
garden.
So we use the word splash as the sound of
the water.
Another one is the Alliteration.
When we say alliteration, it is the repetition of
the beginning sounds of neighbouring words.
For example:
She sells seashells.
Again, the beginning of the word repeats for the
next words.
Another examples:
Walter wondered where Winnie was.
Nick needed new notebooks.
The last one is the Anaphora. Unlike Alliteration,
Anaphora is a technique where several phrases or
verses begin with the same word or words.
For example:
I came, I saw, I conquered. - Julius Caesar
What word is repeated in the sentence? Okay very
good!
Another examples:
With malice toward none; with charity for all; with
firmness in the right. - Abraham Lincoln
Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! - King John
II, William Shakespeare
So we have seven figures of speech.
Now let us have a recap.
First one, we the simile. It simply uses
like or as when you compare two
unlike things.
Second, the metaphor. Just like the
simile but the word like or as is not
used when comparing two unlike
things.
Third, we have the personification.
It is simply the attribution of human
qualities to an inanimate object.
Fourth is the hyperbole. It is an
exaggeration or an overstatement.
Fifth, we have the Onomatopoeia. It refers
to those words that imitate the sounds of
an object or person.
Sixth, we have the Alliteration. When we
say alliteration, it is the repetition of the
beginning sounds of neighbouring words.
The last one but not the least is the Anaphora. When
we say Anaphora, It is a technique where several
phrases or verses begin with the same word or
words.
So those are the seven figures of speech you need to
know.
As we end our lesson, let us all pray.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Our Father in heaven, hollowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as
it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive
those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.
St. Vincent Ferrer, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
Again, I am Valen Lyka Q. Asuncion,
your teacher in English.

Good day everyone!