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Sumoroy Agro-Industrial School

Group 4

Topic:

Basic Textual and Contextual


Reading Approach in the Study
and Appreciation of Literature

Figures of Speech
- also referred to as figurative language, are words or phrases that
express meanings in a nonliteral way.

Literary Writers use figures of speech to enhance the artistic quality


of their works.

Different Categories of Figures of Speech :

Figures of relationship
- are figures of speech that compare or contrast two things.

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Metonymy
Synecdoche
Figures of emphasis
- are figures of speech that exaggerate or understate something in order
to make a point.

Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Paradox

Figures of sound
- are figures of speech that create a sense of rhythm or musicality in
language, Often used in poetry.

Alliteration
Assonance
Onomatopoeia

What are Literary Techniques/Devices?

Literary techniques/devices
- are tools that writers use to create a particular effect in their writing.

Imagery
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Irony

Submitted by:
James Andrew Flores
Nika Lebrino
Julien Marsha Labramonte
Sandy Esposo
Cedrick Demeterio
Rodolfo Galit
11 - Amethyst
Submitted to:
Mrs. Nazabelle Barojabo
Subject Teacher

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