Figure of speech (Simile and Metaphor)

1. Good Day Everyone!
Reporters for today:
Mark Anthony Marcelino
Conny Ancheta

2. A. Group yourselves into 3 and give
some noun attributes to each word.
The noun attributes must be not in the
same class, e.g. woman-female.
Ex. Woman : light, shadow

3. 1. Life : _______ 4. Home:______
2. Infant :______ 5. Beloved:_____
3. Night :______

4. B. Working with the same group,
discuss what human attributes you
can give to each word.
Examples: storm - raging storm
nights - covering the earth
faith - unwavering faith

5. 1. Earth
2. Summer
3. Rains
4. Mother Nature
5. Fence

6. C. Choose any item from Activity A and
combine the noun attributes to create a
simple poem. Combine also the human
attributes from activity B to create another
short poem
Example : The light, the shadow
illuminates the path;
follows every step
lest one stumbles and falls.
The woman.

7. Example B.
As the raging storms jolt me
I see only the days and
sad nights hovering over the earth
But the, the unwavering faith
and hope tells me to hold on
and see more merry days ahead
while God keeps me steadily
on His palm.

8. A figure of speech is a way of saying
something other than the ordinary
way. One does this to make assertions
about an external reality, or to present
some insights of realities that cannot
be fully expressed in any logical
language.

9. Through the use of figures of speech,
the poet communicates not only a
state of mind but also calls to mind the
image of some things that interest the
reader. A figure of speech, then,
cannot be taken literally.

10. Metaphor and Simile are both used as
means of comparing things that are
essentially alike. The only distinction
between them is that in simile, the
comparison is expressed by the use of
some word or phrase, such as “like,”
“as,”
“than.” similar to “resembles,” or
“seems,”

11. in metaphor, the comparison is implied
- - that is, the figurative term is
substituted for or identified with the
literal term. Metaphors assert the
identicality of dissimilar things. They
transform people, places, objects and
ideas into whatever the poet imagines
them to be.

12. Paradox
 Something (such us situation) that is
made up of two opposite things and
that seems impossible but is actually
true or possible
 Someone who does two things that
seem to be opposite to each other or
who has qualities that is opposite
Ex. The paradox of fighting a war for
peace

13. Angela Manalang-Gloria

14. Angela Manalang-Gloria
 Was among the first generation
female students at the university of the
Philippines.
 Initially enrolled in law but eventually
transferred to literature.
 Developed a life-long rivalry with Jose
Garcia Villa – both vied for the position
of the literary editor of The Philippine
Collegian, which Manalang-Gloria
eventually held for two years

15. PARADOX
by Angela Manalang-Gloria
The things I planned and wanted so
Held of my bidding like a foe:
A past, white feathers in my hair,
Applause, a scandalous affair.
The things I did not want at all
Now hold my body to my soul:
Conscience, an empty diary,
A son, and self-sufficiency.
Having the things that passed me by
Would I be nearer to the sky?
And stripped of all that I now have,
Would I be farther from the grave?

16. There are also two types of metaphor:
metonymy and synecdoche. In
metonymy something is named to
replace something closely related to it.
Ex. “city hall” is sometimes used to
stand for municipal authority.

17. In the poem “Paradox” of Angela
Manalang-Gloria, certain objects or
ideas like “feathers in my hair,” and
“applause,” are used to replace social
classes (the rich and the famous) to
which they are related.

18. In synecdoche, the whole is replaced
by a part, or the part by the whole. For
example “grave” in “Would I be farther
from the grave?” replaces “death”.
Similarly, automobile can be “wheels”
and workers are “hands”.

19. -END-
Thank you for listening 