1. AGRICULTURE HIGH SCHOOL
Agriculture, Midsayap, Cotabato
Name:__________________________________________ Date: ______________
Year and Section:_________________________________ Score: _____________
Subject: English4
Activity No. 1-35
Activity Title: Figuresof Speech
Objective: To familiarizethe basickindsof figure of speech.
Kinds ofFiguresof Speech
4. Hyperbole- isan exaggeratedstatementusedtoheighteneffect.
Ex.) I will showyoumylove ina hundredandfiftyways.
5. Irony- is a statementshowingthe opposite of whatissaid.
Ex.) How goodof youto insultme infrontof them.
6. Alliteration- isthe repetitionof aninitial lettersound.
Ex.) Fritzie friedfive fatfish.
7. Metonymy- is the use of a wordfor another whichstronglysuggestitsmeaningbecausetheyare closely
related.
Ex.) He isan Ayala.
8. Apostrophe- is addressingone personwhoisabsentasthoughhe or she were presentoraddressingathing
as thoughit isa person.
Ex.) Ninoy, you’re notalone.
9. Synecdoche-A figure of speechiswhicha part isusedto representthe whole,the wholeforapart, the
specificforthe general,the general forthe specific,orthe material forthe thingmade fromit.The genusis
substitutedforthe species( ex.,weaponforsword,creature forman,armsfor rifles,vehicleforbicycle).
Ex.)Preachthe gospel toevery creature.
LET’S PRACTICE! Identifythe figure of speechusedineachsentence.Write youranswerbefore each
sentence.
1. George ate somany doughnuts,we hadtowidenthe frontdoorwayandroll himthroughthe door.
2. The sun sizzledthe swimmers’skin.
3. AngelaAbigail Applewhiteate anchoviesandartichokes.
4. I will nottrustin my bow,neithershall my swordsave me.
5. Oh,death,where isthyvictory?
TASK1: Identifythe figureof speechusedineachsentence.Write youranswerbeforeeachsentence.
1. You have a lotof workto do,so I'll lendyoua hand.
2. O Westernwind,whenwiltthoublow
That the small raindowncan rain?
Christ,thatmy love were inmyarms,
AndI in mybedagain!
(Anonymous,"OWesternWind")
3. And he was rich,yes,richerthana king,
Andadmirablyschooledineverygrace:
In fine--we thoughtthathe waseverything
To make us wishthat we were inhisplace.
So on we workedandwaitedforthe light,
Andwentwithoutthe meatandcursedthe bread,
AndRichard Cory,one calm summernight,
Wenthome and puta bulletinhishead.
(E. A.Robinson,"RichardCory")
4. In the sweatof thyface shaltthoueat bread.
5. I could sleepforayear.
6.Thisbox weighsaton.
7. Little leapinglizardslaylazilyonalog.
8. Handsome Harry hiredhundredsof hipposforHanukkah.
9. Your mother is so small she does chin-ups on the curb.
10. The ovenwas sohot, the cookieshada nuclearreaction,andconsequentlyexploded.