Figures of Speech
Simile
A simile is a figure of speech where two unlike things are explicitly compared, often using words such as "like" or "as".
Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech where a term or a phrase is applied to something that is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
Example : The rain came down in long knitting needles.
Explanation : The rain can't come in long knitting needles and the phrase is used to describe the heavy rain.
Personification
Personification is an ontological metaphor where a thing or abstraction is used to describe a person.
Example : Necklace is a friend.
Explanation : Necklace is a non-living thing and can't be a friend. Only living things can have friends.
Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and often used in poetry.
Rhythm
A rhythm is the movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like. For arts of literature, it is known as a patterned repetition of a motif, formal element, etc., at regular or irregular intervals in the same or a modified form.
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A simile is a figure of speech where two unlike things are explicitly compared, often using words such as "like" or "as".
Example : He swims like a fish.
Explanation : A fish swims very fast and it is used to describe a fast and professional swimmer.
Explanation : A fish swims very fast and it is used to describe a fast and professional swimmer.
A metaphor is a figure of speech where a term or a phrase is applied to something that is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
Example : The rain came down in long knitting needles.
Explanation : The rain can't come in long knitting needles and the phrase is used to describe the heavy rain.
Personification
Personification is an ontological metaphor where a thing or abstraction is used to describe a person.
Example : Necklace is a friend.
Explanation : Necklace is a non-living thing and can't be a friend. Only living things can have friends.
Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and often used in poetry.
April Fool's Day
Mackenzie put a whoopie cushion
on the teacher's chair.
Makayla told the teacher
that a bug was in her hair.
Alyssa brought an apple
with a purple gummy worm
and gave it to the teacher
just to see if she would squirm.
Elijah left a piece of plastic
dog doo on the floor,
and Vincent put some plastic vomit
in the teacher's drawer.
Amanda put a goldfish
in the teacher's drinking glass.
These April Fool's Day pranks
are ones that you could use in class.
Before you go and try them, though,
there's something I should mention:
The teacher wasn't fooling
when she put us in detention.
--Kenn Nesbitt
From the poem above, the writer used rhyming words such as mention and detention.Rhythm
A rhythm is the movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like. For arts of literature, it is known as a patterned repetition of a motif, formal element, etc., at regular or irregular intervals in the same or a modified form.
Sources and credits :
- www.google.com.sg
- www.wikipedia.com
- www.dictionary.com
- www.poetry4kids.com
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