FIGURES OF SPEECH

• What are figures of speech?

  Nonliteral expressions for creative communication
• How do figures of speech enhance communication?

  They enhance understanding and effectiveness
• What is a metaphor?

  • Directly compares two things
  • Does not use "like" or "as"
  • Example: "Books and pens are our most powerful weapons."
• What is a simile?

  • Compares two things using "like" or "as"
  • Examples:
  • "Books and pens are like powerful weapons."
  • "Books and pens are as powerful as weapons."
• What is personification?

  • Attributes human qualities to inanimate objects or ideas
  • Example: "Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died."
• What is hyperbole?

  • Exaggerates for emphasis or intensity
  • Example: "The entire humanity will die if people stop the pursuit of education."
• What is irony?

  • Uses words to convey the opposite of the intended meaning
  • Includes sarcasm
  • Example: "Being caught in a war can be the most pleasing experience of all."
• What is metonymy?

  • Replaces a word with another associated word
  • Example: "The pen is mightier than the sword."
  • Pen symbolizes words/knowledge
  • Sword symbolizes war/blood
• What is an oxymoron?

  • Combines two directly opposite words for effect
  • Example: "There was a deafening silence in the hall."
• What is a paradox?

  • Combines contradictory ideas conveying a meaningful message
  • Examples:
  • "We realize the importance of light when we see darkness."
  • "We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced."
• What is a euphemism?

  • Uses pleasant expressions to replace unpleasant terms
  • Example: "Many people passed away because of the endless wars."
• What is an apostrophe in figures of speech?

  • Addresses a dead, absent, or abstract idea as if it can understand
  • Example: "O, Education! Please save my land from the perils of war and injustice."