Figures of Speech
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- is a way to express ideas using other thoughts and concepts. For example, instead of saying "Her voice sounds magnificent" you may say "Her voice sounds like starlight." The voice is described as magnificent by comparing the subject to starlight. Hence, the meaning conveyed through figures of speech is not literal.
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- compares two objects using the words like or as.
For example:
His voice is like the footfalls of warriors.
Crossing the streets of Manila is like playing patintero.
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- compares two unlike objects without using like or as.
For example:
The newly hired bus driver is a toad.
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
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Multiple Choice
True or False
The statement below is an example of Simile.
"My mom is a real life superwoman."
True
False
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Multiple Choice
True or False
The statement below is an example of Simile.
"My mom's hug is as warm as a blanket in a cold winter night".
True
False
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Multiple Choice
True or False
The statement below is an example of Metaphor.
"My mom's hug is as warm as a soup during a cold winter night"
True
False
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Multiple Choice
True or False
The statement below is an example of Metaphor.
" At night, my mom's cooking is a comforting blanket"
True
False
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- is used when objects are compared using human features and actions.
These walls have eyes and see everything.
The fog comes on little cat feet.
- from "Frog" by Carl Sandburg
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Multiple Choice
What non-living object is being personified in the statement?
I was asleep in my bedroom when suddenly the alarm clock rang and woke me up at around 6 am.
alarm clock
bedroom
asleep
6 am
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- exaggerates and goes beyong the meaning of the subject.
I cried a thousand buckets watching the movie.
He waited a century for her to arrive.
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Multiple Choice
Which among the statements below is an example of a Hyperbole?
My teeth is as white as snow.
My hair is a frozen pasta.
I am so hungry I can eat a whole pig.
The tomatoes are too shy. They're turning red.
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- is used when something said or done is the opposite of the intended meaning. A situation can be described as ironic when there is inconsistency between an actual and an expected result in a sequence of events.
" That loud noise is music to my ears " (But the speaker is not at all pleased with the noise)
Water, water, everywhere
Nor any drop to drink
- from "Rime of the Ancient Manner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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Multiple Choice
" Slowly, silently now the moon walks the night
She peers and sees. "
What figures of speech is used in the lines above?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
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Multiple Choice
" My moon is like a big lantern in the sky. "
What figures of speech is used in the lines above?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
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Multiple Choice
" She is the queen of the night. "
What figures of speech is used in the lines above?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
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Multiple Choice
"I am so tired I can sleep for two days", the girl said.
What figures of speech is used in the lines above?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
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Multiple Choice
"The noise in this classroom is music to my ears" the angry teacher said to his class.
What figures of speech is used in the lines above?
Irony
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
- is a way to express ideas using other thoughts and concepts. For example, instead of saying "Her voice sounds magnificent" you may say "Her voice sounds like starlight." The voice is described as magnificent by comparing the subject to starlight. Hence, the meaning conveyed through figures of speech is not literal.
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