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FIGURES OF SPEECH
Benson Lee S. Mamacus
Figures of Speech
•Figures of Speech is a creative use of
language to generate an effect.
Types of Figures of
Speech
Simile
A figure of
speech involving
the comparison of
2 things of a
different kind,
used to make a
description
more emphatic.
Metaphor
A figure of speech
in which a word or
phrase denoting
one kind of object
or action is used in
place of another to
suggest a likeness
or analogy
between them.
Personification
A figure of
speech that is
used to attribute
human
characteristics to
something that is
not human.
Types of Figures of
Speech
Assonance
A figure of
speech
characterized by
the use of words
having similar
vowel sounds
consecutively.
Hyperbole
A figure of
speech that uses
an exaggerated
or extravagant
statement to
create a strong
emotional
response
Irony
A figure of
speech that uses
words that mean
to be opposite of
what you really
think especially in
order to make it
funny
Examples
Simile
He is agile like a humming bird.
Metaphor
He's a couch potato.
Personification
The sun smiled down on us.
Examples
Assonance
His tender heir might bear his memory
Hyperbole
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Irony
A fire station burns down.!?
Fact: There are more types of Figures of Speech
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Figures of speech.pptx

  • 1. FIGURES OF SPEECH Benson Lee S. Mamacus
  • 2. Figures of Speech •Figures of Speech is a creative use of language to generate an effect.
  • 3. Types of Figures of Speech Simile A figure of speech involving the comparison of 2 things of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic. Metaphor A figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them. Personification A figure of speech that is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human.
  • 4. Types of Figures of Speech Assonance A figure of speech characterized by the use of words having similar vowel sounds consecutively. Hyperbole A figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response Irony A figure of speech that uses words that mean to be opposite of what you really think especially in order to make it funny
  • 5. Examples Simile He is agile like a humming bird. Metaphor He's a couch potato. Personification The sun smiled down on us.
  • 6. Examples Assonance His tender heir might bear his memory Hyperbole I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. Irony A fire station burns down.!? Fact: There are more types of Figures of Speech