Creative Writing:

Figures of Speech
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Source: https://prezi.com/4lqu2dsm35if/irony-oxymoron-paradox/
Figures of Contrast/Contradiction

Activity: Irony, Paradox or Oxymoron

1. She is acting cruel to be kind.

2. There are roaches infesting the pest control office.
3. Looking at a mess, she said, "You can win an award for
cleanliness.“
4. Cheri just bought the coolest new virtual reality goggles.
5. The more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed.
Figures of Representation/Reference

Source: https://pediaa.com/difference-between-metonymy-and-synecdoche/
Figures of Representation/Reference

Source: http://eezeeenglishzone.blogspot.com/2014/12/can-you-tell-me-what-do-we-mean-by.html
Figures of Representation/Reference

Activity: Metonymy or Synecdoche

1. This land belongs to the crown.

2. You cannot fight city hall.
3. This tree tastes good.
4. Do you like my new wheels?
5. Malacañang Palace announced the non-working holiday.
Figures of Representation/Reference

Personification
versus
Apostrophe

Source: https://www.slideshare.net/CelineLaroza/personification-and-apostrophe
Figures of Representation/Reference

Activity: Personification or Apostrophe

1. Debt began to knock at the door.

2. Even the trees looked frightened by the earthquake.
3. The moon smiled at me last night.
4. Dearest Moon, please shine bright as her smile.
5. Blow winds, blow!
Figures of Sound

Source: https://hyperbolit.com/2020/06/13/how-to-write-an-awesome-analysis-on-sound-in-poetry-alliteration-assonance-consonance/
Figures of Sound

Activity: Alliteration, Consonance or Assonance

1. The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.

2. Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in sand.
3. I wish the cushion was a better shape.
4. There was a fleet of sleeping geese.
5. Mary made many muffins.
Figures of Sound

What is onomatopoeia?
Figures of Speech
Figures of Order
Activity: Climax or Anticlimax

1. I die, I faint, I fail.

2. She is a great writer, a mother and a good humorist.
3. He lost his cellphone, his car, and his family.
4. Let a man acknowledge his obligations to himself, his
family, his country, and his God.
5. Among the great achievements of Benito Mussolini's
regime were the revival of a strong national consciousness,
the expansion of the Italian Empire, and the running of the
trains on time.
Figures of Comparison

Differentiate simile and metaphor.

What is a hyperbole?