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Figures of Speech

What is figure? One meaning of figure

is:

What is figures of speech?

Figures of speech creates

pictures in the mind of a reader.

Figures of speech adds color and

interest to awaken the

imaginative minds of the readers

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Literal vs. Figurative LanguageFigurative language is language

that means more than what it

says on the surface.

Poets use figurative language

MORE THAN the literal one.

Recognizing the literal language

“I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally burst.” In this case, the person is not using the word literally in its true meaning. Literal means “exact” and “not exaggerated”

What is figurative language then?

Whenever we describe something by comparing it with something else, we are using figurative language. Literal: He ran fast.Figurative: He ran fast like a wind.

Types of figures of speech

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Simile A simile is a word that compares in

a sentence. It is a figure of speech

that says one thing is like another

different thing. You can usually tell

if a simile is present in a sentence

when you see the words as or like.

Examples:

The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands.

Examples:

Kim ate his food like a vacuum cleaner.

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Metaphor A metaphor compares words in a

sentence. Instead of saying that

one thing is like something else, a

metaphor says that one thing is

another different thing. It doesn’t

use the words like and as.

Examples: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert.

Examples: The smoke was cotton balls billowing from the chimney.

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Personification

It is the act of giving non-living things human characteristics.

Examples: The wind yells while blowing.

Examples: The rusty door screamed every time it is opened.

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