Figures of speech 1
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A figure of speech uses language that is not meant to be taken literally. It creates vivid images through devices like similes, metaphors, personification, and more. Personification applies human traits to non-human things. A metaphor is a direct comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as". Figures of speech help writers use imagery to appeal to the five senses and create strong impressions in the reader's mind.
Figures of speech 1
- 1. A figure of speech is language not meant to be taken literally. It’s meant to create vivid images and includes similes, metaphors, personification, etc.
- 2. Applying human traits to inanimate objects/ things. “The house on Mango Street is not he way they told at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath.”
- 4. Comparison of two unlike things using like or as. The stock market is like a roller coaster ride--up and down.
- 6. A direct comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as.” “I am a red balloon. A balloon tied to an anchor.”
- 7. My best friend was a backstabber. He told my girl friend I had been fired from my job.
- 8. Metaphor
- 9. It’s a land of milk and honey. Metaphor
- 10. Metaphor
- 11. No man is an island. Metaphor
- 12. Any object that represents something other than itself.
- 13. A repetition of initial consonant sounds. Not vowels!
- 14. “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.”
- 15. Alliteration
- 16. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? Alliteration
- 20. Words written like the sound they make.
- 24. Five Senses Imagery is the use of words to create pictures, or images, in your mind. Appeals to the five senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and touch. Details about smells, sounds, colors, and taste create strong images. To create vivid images writers use figures of speech.
- 25. Words used that have a different meaning than the literal meaning. “ You can’t tell a book by its cover.” Meaning: You can’t know a person by their looks alone.
- 26. “live out of a suitcase” meaning traveling all the time.
- 27. “name dropper” Someone who wants others to know they associate with important or famous people.
- 28. “had a ball” meaning had a good time
- 29. “I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.” Meaning: I’ll deal with that when the time comes. “Don’t burn your bridges.” Meaning: Don’t alienate people that can help you, or don’t cut off your connections to opportunities.
- 30. “man on the street” meaning the ordinary or average man
- 31. “highway robbery” meaning charging too much i.e. Some credit card interest rates are highway robbery.
- 32. Example: I was late because I was caught in a traffic jam.
- 33. A part of a thing that stands for the whole Ex.: “All hands on deck!” What do hands stand for? Workers.
- 34. A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). This is similar to synecdoche. However, with metonymy, it’s a word that’s related or identified with the object that’s replaced. In synecdoche, a “part” of that object replaces the whole.
- 36. Tone Vs Mood / Connotation vs Denotation