Figures of Speech-G8

1. FIGURES OF SPEECH

2. Figures of Speech
a form of expression used to convey
meaning or heighten effect often by
comparing or identifying one thing
with another that has a meaning or
connotation familiar to the reader or
listener.

3. 1. Simile
is a comparison of two unlike things using
―as or like.
Example:
1. Jamie runs as fast as the wind.
2. Her cheeks are red like a rose.

4. 2. Metaphor
is an implied comparison of two unlike
things without the use of ―as or like.
Example:
1. Her voice is music to his ears.
2. Her eyes were fireflies.

5. 3. Personification
is a figure of speech where human qualities
are given to animals, objects or ideas.
Example:
1. The flame of the candle danced in the dark.
2. The sun smiled and chased away the angry
clouds.

6. 4. Hyperbole
is a figure of speech (a form of irony) in
which exaggeration is used for emphasis
or effect; an extravagant statement.
Example:
1. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
2. Her brain is the size of a pea

7. 5. Metonymy
 is a word or phrase that is used to stand in
for another word.
Example:
1. We must wait to hear from the crown until
we make any further decisions. ( crown - in
place of a royal person )
2. If we do not fill out the forms properly, the
suits will be after us shortly. ( the suits - in
place of business people )

8. 6. Synecdoche
 a figure of speech in which a part is used for
the whole or the whole for a part, the special
for the general or the general for the special
Example:
1. He will bring his wheels to the outing on
Saturday.
2. The hired hands were doing their best to
please their boss.

9. 7. Idiom / Idiomatic Expressions
 is an expression, word, or phrase that has a
figurative meaning.
Example:
a. spill the beans - tell a secret.
―My three-year-old spilled the beans about the
surprise birthday party we were planning.
b. break a leg- something you say to someone you
want to wish luck on.
―Is tonight your big performance? Break a leg!