FiguresofSpeech 2.ppt
- 1. Figures of Speech Make your writing colorful
- 2. Figures of Speech Figures of speech are words or phrases that depart from straightforward literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for
- 3. Types of Figures of Speech Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Personification Idiom Oxymoron Palindrome
- 4. SIMILE A simile is the comparison of two Unlike things using or . He eats like a pig. You are as pretty as a picture. lik e as
- 5. METAPHOR A metaphor is the comparison of two unlike things or expressions, sometimes using the verb ¡°to be,¡± and not using like or as (as in a
- 6. METAPHOR He is a pig. ¡°You are a tulip.¡± From ¡°A Meditation for his Mistress¡± ~Robert Herrick
- 7. ALLITERATION Alliteration is the of initial consonant sounds of neighboring words. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. repetition
- 8. ALLITERATION ¡°She left the Heaven of Heroes and came down To make a man to meet the mortal need, A man to match the mountains and the sea, The friendly welcome of the wayside well.¡± From ¡°Lincoln, the Man of the People¡±
- 9. ONOMATOPOEIA (on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh) An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the it represents. The chiming of the bells¡ The boom of the explosion¡ soun d
- 10. ONOMATOPOEIA ¡°Tinkling sleigh bells Clanging fire bells Mellow chiming wedding bells Tolling, moaning, and groaning funeral bells¡± From ¡°The Bells¡± ~Edgar Allan Poe
- 11. HYPERBOLE A hyperbole is an or an . = His feet are as big as boats! I nearly died laughing! exaggerati on overstatem ent
- 12. HYPERBOLE ¡°Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired .¡± From ¡°The Concord Hymn¡± ~Ralph Waldo Emerson the shot heard round the world
- 13. PERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to things that are not human The moon looked down at me.
- 14. IDIOM A saying that means something different than what it says It¡¯s raining cats and dogs.
- 15. OXYMORON Words that are opposites used side by side Jumbo shrimp Hot chili
- 16. PALINDROME Words that are the same spelled front wards and backwards Stanley Yelnats Racecar Evil Olive
- 18. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes. (A) Simile (B) Onomatopoeia (C) Hyperbole
- 19. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! Life is a beach! (A)Metaphor (B)Alliteration (C) Simile
- 20. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! ¡°Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.¡± ~Mother Goose (A) Onomatopoeia (B) Hyperbole (C) Alliteration
- 21. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! The river falls under us like a trap door. (A) Onomatopoeia (B) Simile (C) Metaphor
- 22. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! I¡¯m so hungry I could eat a horse! (A) Hyperbole (B) Metaphor (C) Onomatopoeia
- 23. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! ¡°Don¡¯t delay dawn¡¯s disarming display. Dusk demands daylight.¡± From ¡°Dewdrops Dancing Down Daises¡± ~Paul Mc Cann (A) Onomatopoeia (B) Alliteration (C) Hyperbole
- 24. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! I¡¯ve heard that joke a billion times, but it still cracks me up! (A) Simile (B) Metaphor (C) Hyperbole
- 25. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! The glass vase is as fragile as a child¡¯s sandcastle. (A) Metaphor (B) Alliteration (C) Simile
- 26. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! The buzzing bee startled me! (A) Hypberbole (B) Onomatopoeia (C) Metaphor
- 27. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! She looked at him with fire in her eyes. (A) Alliteration (B) Simile (C) Metaphor
- 28. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE The sun draped its arms around my shoulders A) Personification B) Oxymoron C) Palindrome
- 29. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE You look like a million dollars. A) Personification B) Idiom C) Oxymoron
- 30. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE You looked pretty ugly in that dress. A) Onomatopoeia B) Oxymoron C) Alliteration
- 31. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE The boy shouted, ¡°Madam, I¡¯m Adam!¡± A) Personification B) Oxymoron C) Palindrome