FIGURES OF SPEECH AND ENG-FRENCH WORDS Flashcards
A speech that goes beyond the original literal meaning of words
Figures of speech
direct comparison of 2 things and uses ‘as’ and ‘like’
Simile
indirect comparison and abstract ideas more concrete
Metaphor
difference between metaphor and simile?
Simile - uses as and like
Metaphore - indirect and more concrete
METAPHOR OR SIMILE?
Jessica is a RADAR who knows a lot of tea
Metaphor
METAPHOR OR SIMILE?
She is as soft as marshmallow
Simile
exaggeration or oa
Hyperbole
I can jump as high as the sky. (what figure of speech?)
Hyperbole - no one can jump as high as the sky.
don’t be confused with the construction of sentence. analyze
I am so tired, I feel like I can sleep 1 week straight
mejo true pero hyperbole siya beh
An object & animals have human attributes
Personification
The stars winked at me
Personification. katakot naman pag kumindat sa ‘yo ‘yung bituin
Money made them kill people
Personification
Addressing an abstract quality or calling someone/something that is not present
Apostrophe
The silence is dominating in the atmoshere, kroo kroo
Onomatopoeia
O Holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
‘Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth
Apostrophe
