Figure of speech
Figure of speech
Figure of speech
is a word or phrase that entails an intentional deviation from ordinary language use in order to produce a rherorical effect.
ALLITERATION:
Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words.
Examples include:
She sells seashells.
Walter wondered where Winnie was.
Blue baby bonnets bobbed through the bayou.
Nick needed new notebooks.
Fred fried frogs’ legs on Friday.
ANAPHORA:
Anaphora is a technique where several phrases or verses begin with the same word or words.
Examples include:
-I came, I saw, I conquered. – Julius Caesar
-Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! – King John II, William Shakespeare
-It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. – A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
-With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right. – Abraham Lincoln
-We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end… we shall never surrender. – Winston Churchill
ASSONANCE:
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds (not just letters) in words that are close together. The sounds don’t have to be at the beginning of the word.
Examples include:
A – For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore. (Poe)
E – Therefore, all seasons shall be sweet to thee. (Coleridge)
I – From what I’ve tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire. (Frost)
O – Oh hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. (Wordsworth)
U – Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain (Poe)
EUPHEMISM:
Euphemism is a mild, indirect, or vague term that often substitutes a harsh, blunt, or offensive term.
Examples include:
‘A little thin on top’ instead of ‘going bald.’
‘Fell of the back of a truck’ instead of ‘stolen.’
‘Letting you go’ instead of ‘firing you.’
‘Passed away’ instead of ‘died.’
‘Economical with the truth’ instead of ‘liar.’
HYPERBOLE:
Hyperbole uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
Examples include:
I’ve told you to stop a thousand times.
That must have cost a billion dollars.
I could do this forever.
She’s older than dirt.
Everybody knows that.
IRONY:
Irony occurs when there’s a marked contrast between what is said and what is meant, or between appearance and reality.
Examples include:
“How nice!” she said, when I told her I had to work all weekend. (Verbal irony)
A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking tickets. (Situational irony)
The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its first voyage. (Situational irony)
Naming a tiny Chihuahua Brutus. (Verbal irony)
When the audience knows the killer is hiding in a closet in a scary movie, but the actors do not. (Dramatic irony)
METAPHOR:
A metaphor makes a comparison between two unlike things or ideas.
Examples include:
Heart of stone
Time is money
The world is a stage
She’s a night owl
He’s an ogre
ONOMATOPOEIA:
Onomatopoeia is the term for a word that sounds like what it is describing.
Examples include:
Whoosh
Splat
Buzz
Click
Oink
OXYMORON:
An oxymoron is two contradictory terms used together.
Examples include:
Peace force
Kosher ham
Jumbo shrimp
Sweet sorrow
Free market
PERSONIFICATION:
Personification gives human qualities to non-living things or ideas.
Examples include:
The flowers nodded.
The snowflakes danced.
The thunder grumbled.
The fog crept in.
The wind howled.
SIMILE:
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
Examples include:
As slippery as an eel
Like peas in a pod
As blind as a bat
Eats like a pig
As wise as an owl
SYNECDOCHE:
Synecdoche occurs when a part is represented by the whole or, conversely, the whole is represented by the part.
Examples include:
Wheels – a car
The police – one policeman
Plastic – credit cards
Coke – any cola drink
Hired hands – workers
UNDERSTATEMENT:
An understatement occurs when something is said to make something appear less important or less serious.
Examples include:
It’s just a scratch – referring to a large dent.
It’s a litttle dry and sandy – referring to the driest desert in the world.
The weather is cooler today – referring to sub-zero temperatures.
It was interesting – referring to a bad or difficult experience.
It stings a bit – referring to a serious wound or injury.
Task :
1. Choose one song you really like and write the theme, issues of the song, and some information about the song such as the singer, the writer, why it is created, when it is created, etc.
2. listed some figure of speech you find in the lyric of the song and explain them in your blog.
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