Bukhari letrature presentation

1. Figures of
Speech
Mr. Bukhari Abdullah
MA in Literature
Literature

2. Literature, especially poetry, is full of
technical and artistic language tools
that give meaning(s) far beyond their
apparent shallow denotation. The use
of these words are unusual, a bit
shocking and and deep. We call these
What are figures of Speech?

3. 1- imagery: describing a person,
object, place or a situation by using
the human senses.
William Blake used the sound of a
coming train, as an image for the cry
of children when they were born.
2- simile: making a comparison
between two things, or persons, by
using the words like, similar to, as, or
seem.
He is like a fox in cunningness.
She is like a queen in dignity.
Types of Figures of Speech

4. 3- Metaphor: making a comparison between two
things, or persons, without using the words like,
similar to, as, or seem.
I don’t like living in the house, it is a grave made
for death.
We went to Balakayati, it is paradise.
Types of Figures of Speech

5. 4- Alliteration: Repeating of the beginning of
words by using consonant sounds.
The sly snake slithers slowly in the sand.
5- Onomatopoeia: words that sound, in their
pronunciation, similar to their meaning. By
the way you pronounce, you guess their
meanings.
Ring (cell phone)
Bum (explosion)
Crunch (chewing something hard)
Roar (lion)
Splash (water)
Smash (glass)
Buzz (bee)
Types of Figures of Speech

6. 6- personification: using human
characteristics for non-humans.
The sky cried.
The moon smiled.
Flowers chuckled.
Stars talk to me.
Daffodils sing the song of spring.
Types of Figures of Speech

7. 7- Hyperbole: when we
exaggerate over the description
of something and make it seem
more effective than it really is.
I have told you a million time!
My mobile weighs a ton.
My daughter is Einstein herself.
I will die if I talk to my crush.
Types of Figures of Speech

8. 8- Irony: You say something but
you imply otherwise.
My students are genius! They
all failed in my subject.
Your English has a level of
perfection. We need to say
Mashalla!
The oil of my car is incredibly
burning.
When she talks, I am eager to
listen to her sweet voice.
Types of Figures of Speech

9. 9- Oxymoron: using two
opposite words altogether.
He is an old young man.
This winter is a fiery one.
It is a dark bright night.
It is a sweet bitter lie.
He is a big baby.
I am a living dead.
It is an open secret.
Types of Figures of Speech

10. 10- Euphemisms: saying
something indirectly, often
in a polite way, so that it
wouldn’t hurt anyone’s
feeling.
“Passed away” instead of “died”
‘Lunatic asylum’ instead of ‘mental
hospital’.
‘spend a penny’ instead of ‘taking pee’
“pregnancy termination” instead of
“abortion”
Types of Figures of Speech
In this year Queen Elizabeth passed away.

11. Practise time…
1- provide 5 examples of
figures of speech in a
team.
2- make an imaginary
story through using at
least five figures of
speech.
Types of Figures of Speech

12. Types of Figures of Speech
imagery
simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
personification
Hyperbole
Irony
Oxymoron
Euphemisms