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FIGURES of Speech

ENGLISH GRADE 8 IGCSE

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FIF U R ES O F S P E EC H

, HRID AY, JENISHA AN D K AVYA


MADE BY- AAROHI, AKSHIT
WHAT ARE FIGURES OF SPEECH??
• FIGURES OF SPEECH ARE RHETORICAL DEVICES OR LINGUISTIC
TECHNIQUES USED TO ADD DEPTH, CREATIVITY, AND MEANING TO
LANGUAGE. THEY GO BEYOND THE LITERAL MEANING OF WORDS TO CREATE
VIVID AND IMAGINATIVE EXPRESSIONS. FIGURES OF SPEECH CAN BE USED
IN BOTH SPOKEN AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE TO MAKE COMMUNICATION
MORE ENGAGING AND EXPRESSIVE.
LET’S LOOK ON SOME
COMMON FIGURES OF
SPEECH
SIMILE
• A SIMILE IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT INVOLVES COMPARING TWO UNLIKE THINGS USING THE WORDS "LIKE"
OR "AS" TO CREATE A VIVID OR IMAGINATIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THEM. SIMILES ARE USED TO MAKE
DESCRIPTIONS MORE COLORFUL, ENGAGING, AND RELATABLE BY DRAWING PARALLELS BETWEEN SEEMINGLY
UNRELATED CONCEPTS. BY LIKENING ONE THING TO ANOTHER USING "LIKE" OR "AS," SIMILES HELP READERS
OR LISTENERS BETTER UNDERSTAND AND VISUALIZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OR QUALITIES BEING DESCRIBED.

• HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF SIMILES:


1. "HER EYES SPARKLED LIKE DIAMONDS IN THE SUNLIGHT." (COMPARING THE BRIGHTNESS AND SPARKLE OF HER
EYES TO DIAMONDS)
2."HIS VOICE WAS AS SMOOTH AS SILK." (COMPARING THE SMOOTHNESS OF THE VOICE TO THE TEXTURE OF
SILK)
METAPHOR
• A METAPHOR IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT INVOLVES MAKING A DIRECT COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO
SEEMINGLY UNRELATED OR DISSIMILAR THINGS, SUGGESTING THAT THEY ARE ALIKE IN SOME WAY.
UNLIKE A SIMILE, WHICH USES "LIKE" OR "AS" TO MAKE A COMPARISON, A METAPHOR ASSERTS THAT
ONE THING IS ANOTHER THING. METAPHORS ARE USED TO CREATE VIVID AND IMAGINATIVE
EXPRESSIONS, OFTEN TO CONVEY COMPLEX IDEAS OR EMOTIONS BY DRAWING PARALLELS BETWEEN
DIFFERENT CONCEPTS.

• HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF METAPHORS:


1."THE WORLD IS A STAGE." (COMPARING THE WORLD TO A STAGE, SUGGESTING THAT LIFE IS LIKE A PLAY
WITH DIFFERENT ROLES AND PERFORMANCES.)
2."TIME IS MONEY." (COMPARING TIME TO MONEY, IMPLYING THAT TIME, LIKE MONEY, SHOULD BE SPENT
WISELY.)
ALLITERATION
• ALLITERATION IS A LITERARY DEVICE THAT INVOLVES THE REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE
BEGINNING OF NEIGHBORING OR CLOSELY CONNECTED WORDS WITHIN A SENTENCE OR PHRASE. THE
PURPOSE OF ALLITERATION IS TO CREATE A PLEASING AND RHYTHMIC EFFECT, DRAW ATTENTION TO SPECIFIC
WORDS OR PHRASES, AND MAKE THE LANGUAGE MORE MEMORABLE AND ENGAGING. ALLITERATION CAN BE
FOUND IN VARIOUS FORMS OF WRITING, INCLUDING POETRY, PROSE, AND ADVERTISING SLOGANS.

• HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF ALLITERATION:


1. "SHE SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEASHORE." (REPETITION OF THE "S" SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF SEVERAL
WORDS.)
2."PETER PIPER PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS." (REPETITION OF THE "P" SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF
SEVERAL WORDS.)
ONOMATOPOEIA
• ONOMATOPOEIA IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH OR A LINGUISTIC DEVICE IN WHICH A WORD'S
PRONUNCIATION CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE SOUND IT REPRESENTS. IN OTHER WORDS,
ONOMATOPOEIC WORDS ARE WORDS THAT IMITATE OR MIMIC THE ACTUAL SOUNDS
ASSOCIATED WITH OBJECTS, ACTIONS, OR EVENTS. ONOMATOPOEIA CAN BE FOUND IN
LITERATURE, POETRY, COMICS, AND EVERYDAY LANGUAGE TO ADD VIVIDNESS, SENSORY
DETAIL, AND AURAL REPRESENTATION TO DESCRIPTIONS AND NARRATIVES.

• HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF ONOMATOPOEIC WORDS:


1.THE BEES IN THE GARDEN BUZZED AROUND THE COLORFUL FLOWERS.
2.WHEN THE CAT SAW THE MOUSE, IT LET OUT A LOUD MEOW.
PERSONIFICATION
• PERSONIFICATION IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS OR QUALITIES ARE
ATTRIBUTED TO NON-HUMAN ENTITIES, OBJECTS, ANIMALS, OR ABSTRACT CONCEPTS. ESSENTIALLY, IT
INVOLVES GIVING HUMAN-LIKE TRAITS AND ACTIONS TO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT HUMAN.
PERSONIFICATION IS OFTEN USED IN LITERATURE, POETRY, AND STORYTELLING TO MAKE DESCRIPTIONS
MORE VIVID, RELATABLE, AND ENGAGING BY ANTHROPOMORPHIZING (ASSIGNING HUMAN ATTRIBUTES
TO) THE SUBJECT.

• HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF PERSONIFICATION:


1."THE WIND WHISPERED THROUGH THE TREES." (THE WIND IS GIVEN THE HUMAN ABILITY TO WHISPER.)
2."THE FLOWERS DANCED IN THE GENTLE BREEZE." (FLOWERS ARE PORTRAYED AS THOUGH THEY CAN
DANCE.)
QUESTION TIME!!!!
1."HER LAUGHTER WAS LIKE A MELODY. WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS BEING USED TO
COMPARE HER LAUGHTER TO MUSIC?“
2.SIMILE
3."THE RAGING STORM SHOWED NO MERCY. WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED TO
DESCRIBE THE STORM'S BEHAVIOR?“
4.PERSONIFICATION
5."THE CLOCK ON THE WALL TICK-TOCKED AWAY, MARKING THE PASSAGE OF TIME.
WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH DESCRIBES THE CLOCK'S SOUND?“
6.ONOMATOPOEIA
1."THE OLD OAK TREE STRETCHED ITS BRANCHES OVER THE ENTIRE GARDEN. WHAT
FIGURE OF SPEECH ATTRIBUTES HUMAN QUALITIES TO THE TREE?“
2. PERSONIFICATION
3."SALLY SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEASHORE. WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH INVOLVES THE
REPETITION OF SIMILAR SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS?“
4.ALLITERATION
5."HIS SMILE WAS A RAY OF SUNSHINE ON A GLOOMY DAY. WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH
COMPARES HIS SMILE TO SUNLIGHT?“
6.METAPHOR

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