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Lesson 3 Figures of Speech in Creative Writing

The document discusses figures of speech in creative writing, highlighting the distinction between denotative and connotative meanings of words. It categorizes figures of speech into various types such as comparison, contrast, and representation, emphasizing their role in creating literary effects. Additionally, it provides examples for readers to identify different figures of speech used in sentences.

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Lesson 3 Figures of Speech in Creative Writing

The document discusses figures of speech in creative writing, highlighting the distinction between denotative and connotative meanings of words. It categorizes figures of speech into various types such as comparison, contrast, and representation, emphasizing their role in creating literary effects. Additionally, it provides examples for readers to identify different figures of speech used in sentences.

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FIGURES OF

SPEECH
IN
CREATIVE WRITING
VARIATIONS ON LANGUAGE
Words have both denotative and connotative
meanings. The denotative meaning of a word is that
which is found in the dictionary. It is also known as
the literal meaning of a word. On the other hand,
the connotative meaning of a word is that which is
assigned by the writer to a word as it is used in the
context of his text. It is also known as the figurative
meaning of a word.

Variation is a characteristic of language that


allows a writer to express more than one way of
saying the same thing. This could be achieved in
Figures of Speech
Figures of speech are connotative
presentations of words to produce a
literary effect.
These are classified into figures of
comparison, contrast, representation
or reference, order, omission, addition,
substitution, repetition, and order.
Identify the Figure of Speech
Read the following sentences and identify the figure of speech
used.

[Link] thief was as sly as a fox.


[Link] explanation, the concept was as clear as
crystal to Rahul.
[Link] soldier jumped on the enemies like a
hungry lion.
[Link] camel is the ship of the desert.
[Link] dentist had a severe toothache.
[Link]. Sharma thought the sweets were calling
him.
[Link] seemed that the sky was going to cry the
8. I would forgive you when pigs fly.
9. At age 15, she was champion, then 2nd
at 17 and finally, 3rd when she was 20.
10. What a piece of work is, man!
11. Death touched Miss David with its
icy fingers.
12. Sheldon is a walking dictionary.
[Link] sausages tasted awfully good.
14. Sheena was as proud as a peacock.
15. It has been raining cats and dogs for
hours.

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