Figure Of Speech

Question 1

tools, ways or devices which the writer use to make his literary piece interesting and colorful

■ involves the use of figurative language to go beyond the literal meaning of the words

Answer 1

Literary Techniques

Question 2

use to compare two or more things that possess a similar quality

uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make the comparison.

EXAMPLES

1. My father has eyes like a hawk. He finds out even the minutest of things.
2. Rina is always as busy as a bee.
3. The package is as light as a feather.

Answer 2

SIMILE

Question 3

• an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share common characteristics

does not use “like” or “as”

EXAMPLES

1. Natty was a cheetah in the race.
2. Sheena is a night owl.
3. Her lovely voice was music to his ears.

Answer 3

METAPHOR

Question 4

used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human

non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they can act like human beings

EXAMPLES

1. Lightning danced across the sky.
2. Opportunity knocked on his door.
3. The stars winked as I looked at the sky.

Answer 4

PERSONIFICATION

Question 5

■ is used to address someone who is absent or already dead or an abstract idea or an inanimate object as if it had life

EXAMPLES

1. Oh, bed! Finally, I am with you!
2. Oh, coffee, my sweet dark baby. How would I ever live with you?
3. Hey, clouds! Do not scare me now. Do not bring rain today.

Answer 5

APOSTROPHE

Question 6

used to draw emphasis through extreme exaggeration or overstatement

EXAMPLES

1. That plane ride took forever
2. Even if you cry me a river, my decision is final.
3. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.

Answer 6

HYPERBOLE

Question 7

uses two opposite or contradictory terms one after the other in order to project an effect

EXAMPLES

1. Sam likes reading works of true fiction.
2. There was only a small crowd in front of the grocery store.
3. Santana left the painting completely unfinished.

Answer 7

OXYMORON

Question 8

• used to the opposite of what you really mean, often as a joke

EXAMPLES

1. I saw a fish drowning.
2. Britain’s biggest dog was named Tiny.
3. The owner of a butcher shop is a vegetarian!
4. The water vendor died of thirst

Answer 8

IRONY

Question 9

• is formed by the use of a term (the name of an object or an idea) to substitute another term that is closely related to the thing or idea

EXAMPLES

1. Everyone should pledge their allegiance to the crown.
2. The coach is looking to add some new blood to our team.
3. My class teacher asked me to give her a hand with the notebooks and records

Answer 9

ΜΕΤΟΝΥΜY

Question 10

pronounced sin-nek- duh-kee

• makes use of a term that refers to a part of something to represent for the whole thing or vice versa

as whole for part or part for whole

EXAMPLES

1. We are planning to hire some more hands.
2. Do a quick headcount and see who’s missing.
3. He has may mouths to feed.
4. The captain commands one hundred sails.

Answer 10

SYNECDOCHE

Question 11

• pronounced on-uh-mat- uh-pee-uh

uses words to imitate the sounds made by all living things including people,

EXAMPLES

1. I knew we had finally left the city when I could hear the gentle moo of the cows in the field.
2. It was lovely to wake up to

Answer 11

ΟΝΟΜΑΤΟΡΟΕΙΑ