These slides are meant to enhance one's understanding of Figures of Speech.

1. FIGURES OF SPEECH by
Karabo Makate
What are the different figures of speech?

2. Simile -
 A simile is the the comparison of two objects, with one being powerless and
the other being strong.
 Example- As soft as a mother’s love
 The simile in the above sentence is the “as”. They are comparing the
unknown object as being as soft as a mother’s love.
 Example:

3. Metaphor-
 A metaphor is a concept based on an analogy based on metaphorical meaning.
 Example: Shine as bright as a star
 The metaphor here is saying that someone should shine as bright as a star.
There no possible way for someone to do so, hence the use of the metaphor is
there to emphasize how great one must do.
 Example:

4. Personification-
 Personification is the act of giving human qualities to non-human objects.
 Example: The fire danced like a newly wedded bride
 There is no literal way that a fire can dance but the personification is used to
add emphasize how wild or subtle the fire was.
 Example:

5. Hyperbole-
 Hyperbole is the act of overemphasizing or making an idea much smaller than
it actually it.
 Example: The baby screamed the house down with its cries.
 There is obviously no literal way in which a baby could scream a house down,
so one uses hyperbole as a way to emphasize how impactful an action was.
 Example:

6. Onomatopoeia-
 Onomatopoeia is the act of sounding out words as you write. In other words,
onomatopoeia is draws inspiration from the sounds of living things, especially
in nature.
 Example: There is clicking coming from the roof.
 There is no literal way of the roof clicking, so the use of this figure of speech
is to emphasize the sounds being heard.
 Example:

7. Alliteration-
 Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound in the beginning of
everything word in a sentence or words.
 Example: Fiona finally faced her fear of flies
 The constant sound and use of the letter “f” the alliteration.
 Example: