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Handout I.E - Figures of Speech
Handout I.E - Figures of Speech
language
❑ Refers to words, phrases, and expressions that
transcend their literal or ordinary meanings
❑ Relies on connotative rather than denotative
meanings
Objectives
❑ Identify the different types of figures of speech.
❑ Examine examples for each type of figurative
language.
❑ Understand the importance of figures of speech
in creative writing.
❑ Practice how to use a variety of figures of speech.
A stated comparison (usually
formed with "like" or "as")
between two fundamentally
dissimilar things that have
certain qualities in common.
o Tim is as thin as a rake.
- William Shakespeare,
Jacques in As You Like It
“The streets were a furnace,
the sun an executioner.”
Tim…
o Historical Allusion
o Cultural Allusion
o Tim is as strong as
Hercules.
- Luke 11:3
One object or idea takes the place of
another with which it has a close
association. In fact, the term means
“change of name.”
o Dara’s ride was expensive.
- Mother Teresa
References
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Romarate, E.R.A., Trompeta, L.F.L., Yap-Zerrudo, A.M.A.,
Balofiños, T.T., Camacho, R.B., Javier, M.M.J. (2016). Creative
Writing. Iloilo City: By Authors
o Aguila, A.A., Galán, R.S., Wigley, J.J.G. (2017). Wording the
World: The Art of Creative Writing. Quezon City: C & E
Publishing, Inc.