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This document discusses idioms and figures of speech. It provides examples of common Filipino idioms that use figurative language instead of literal meanings. For example, "Marami akong bungang-araw" means "I have prickly heat rash" rather than "I have many fruits from the sun." The document also defines common figures of speech like similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole. Using idioms and figures of speech can make writing more poetic and set the tone of a story.

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Dictionary, Is "A Form of Expression Natural Do A

This document discusses idioms and figures of speech. It provides examples of common Filipino idioms that use figurative language instead of literal meanings. For example, "Marami akong bungang-araw" means "I have prickly heat rash" rather than "I have many fruits from the sun." The document also defines common figures of speech like similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole. Using idioms and figures of speech can make writing more poetic and set the tone of a story.

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You may have bumped into people who are either

scared of or uninspired by poetry. For them, poetry is


hard to understand. And even if the narrative is plain
and simple, they say, for sure it was written with
intended double meaning that only the poet and a
chosen few could figure out.
An Idiom, according to the Oxford English
Dictionary, is “a form of expression natural do a
language, person, or group of people. “You use idioms
when you do not want to tell someone something
straight out or if you just want to spice up your
language.
Read the following examples:
•Instead of just saying “Marami akong rashes dahil sa init,”
you say “Marami akong bungang-araw.”
You know well that the sun does not bear fruit. Bungang-
araw refers to prickly heat rash, which you can get during hot
weather.
•Instead of just saying “Magkatotoo sana ang sinabi mo,”
you say “Magdilang-anghel ka sana.”
Angels are depicted wings. They are often smiling. Very
seldom will you see an angel with its tongue out. To have the
tongue of an angel is to have the capability to say anything
that will always come true.
•Instead of just saying “Napagod na ako ka kahintay sa
iyo,” you say “Namuti na ang mga mata ko.”
Your eyes could turn white because of old age or a medical
condition. This expression means that you have been waiting
for hours for your friend.
•Instead of saying “Matalino ang anak mo,” you say
“Matalas ang utak ng anak mo.”
Brains cannot be sharp. They are made up of soft nervous
tissues cradled inside skulls. When you say that someone has a
“sharp brain,” it means that the person is intelligent.
According to Oxford English Dictionary, when you are sharp-
witted, it means that you are quick to notice and understand
things.
•Instead of saying “Isama na natin siya sa paluwagan
natin,” you say “Saling-pusa na siya sa paluwagan.”
The member tagged saling-pusa in a paluwagan is a
person, not a cat. He or she is not a permanent
member of the group. Notice as well the word
paluwagan(dawat-dawat in Bisaya).
Using idioms will not only make your writing
“poetic”; it will also set the language register of your
speaker (narrator or persona) and/or dialogue of your
characters.
FIGURES OF SPEECH
LITERAL MEANS…
•The actual, dictionary meaning of a word; language
that means what it appears to mean.
•Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment
•Conforming to the most obvious meaning of a word,
phrase, sentence, or story.
Example: The U.S. is a large country.
What does it mean? Exactly what it says!
FIGURATIVE MEANS…
•Language that goes beyond the normal meaning of the
words used.
•Based on or making use of figures of speech;
metaphorical.
•Represented by a figure or symbol.
Example: Fragrance always stays in the hand that
gives the rose.
Does it mean you have a smelly hand? NO!
What does it mean? Giving to others is gracious and the
good feeling of giving stays with you.
SIMILE - a figure of speech in which a comparison is made
between unlike or dissimilar objects using the words like or as.
Examples:
1. Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
2. Her cheeks are red like a rose.

METAPHOR - a figure of speech in which a comparison is


drawn between two dissimilar or unlike things without the use of
like or as.
Examples:
1. He is shining star.
2. He was the lion in the fight.
PERSONIFICATION - a figure of speech in which animals,
ideas, or objects are given human characteristics or form.
Examples:
1. The flowers begged for water.
2. Lightning dance across the sky.

HYPERBOLE - a figure of speech in which an exaggeration


or overstatement is made to illustrate a point.
Examples:
1. I’m so hungry I could eat a whole horse.
2. That man is as tall as a house.
LITOTES - deliberate understatement, especially when
expressing a thought by denying or negating its opposite.
Examples:
1. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the
brain.
2. You’re not doing badly at all.

METONYMY - a figure of speech in which a thing or concept


is not called by its own name, but by the name of something
intimately associated with that thing or concept.
Examples:
1. The press for journalist.
2. This crown for royalty.
SYNECDOCHE - representation of a part or a whole
or of a whole for part.
Examples: (PHRASES)
1. Boots on the ground – refers to soldiers
2. Ask for her hand – refers to asking a woman to
marry
IRONY - statement of one idea, the opposite of which
is meant.
Examples:
1. A pilot has a fear of heights.
2. The teacher fails the test.

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