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 Figures of speech infographics

What are figures of

speech?
To say in very simple terms, it is a phrase
whose actual meaning is different from its
literal meaning
Types of figures of speech
There is a wide range of different types of
figures of speech that are used in our
daily communication
 Figures of speech infographics
Periodic table of the figures of speech
M S
Metaphor Simile

Sy My P A Pa Sp O
Synecdoche Metonymy Personification Antanaclasis Paronomasia Syllepsis Onomatopoeia

An Ph H Au L Me Rq
Anthimeria Periphrasis Hiperbole Auxesis Litotes Meiosis Rhetorical

I Ox Px Pm As C Ae Pa Ap E Ay B
Irony Oximoron Paradox Parallelism Antithesis Climax Anastrophe Parenthesis Apposition Ellipsis Asyndeton Brachylogia

Py Al Ac Pt At Aa Ep Es Ad Cx Ab Ch
Polysyndeton Alliteration Assonance Polyptoton Antanaclasis Anaphora Epistrophe Epanalepsis Anadiplosis Climax Antimetabole Chiasmus
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Figure of speech Explication Example
Personification Describe the figure speech here The opportunity knocked at his door

Metaphor Describe the figure speech here He is the star of our class

Simile Describe the figure speech here Her expression was as cold as ice

Alliteration Describe the figure speech here She sells seashells on the seashore

Onomatopoeia Describe the figure speech here The buzzing bee flew over my head

Hyperbole Describe the figure speech here She has got a pea-sized brain

Euphemism Describe the figure speech here He passed away in his sleep

Irony Describe the figure speech here Your hands are as clean as mud

Anaphora Describe the figure speech here Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities
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Personification

Which of these examples is correct? What is personification?

Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all Personification is a type of figurative

Neptune is composed of hydrogen and helium
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun
language. It is used to give an
inanimate object or the speaker would
talk to the objects as if it could
understand

Mars is actually a very cold planet

Venus is the second planet from the Sun

Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun

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“My flowers were begging for
water”
Mercury is the closest Mars is actually a very cold
planet to the Sun place

Mercury Mars

Venus Jupiter

Venus is the second planet Jupiter is the biggest planet

from the Sun of them all
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Metaphor

What is a metaphor? Some examples

A metaphor is a phrase describing 01 He is the star of our class

something as something it is not in
reality. It’s used to compare two things 02 Love is a battlefield
symbolically. A Metaphor literally
describes something as something it is
not 03 The plants in her house silently begged to be watered

04 The opportunity knocked at his door

05 His words cut deeper than a knife

06 Time is a thief
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“I’m feeling
blue”
Mercury Mars

Mercury is the closest Despite being red, Mars is

planet to the Sun very cold

Venus Jupiter

Venus is the second planet Jupiter is the biggest planet

from the Sun of them all
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Simile

Explication Which of these examples is correct?

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all
things that are different from each other but
have similar qualities Neptune is composed of hydrogen and helium

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun

Notes Mars is actually a very cold place

These are generally formed through the usage of Venus is the second planet from the Sun
the words ‘as’ or ‘like’
Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun
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Mercury Jupiter
Mercury is the closest Jupiter is the biggest planet
planet to the Sun of them all

Venus Saturn
Venus is the second planet Saturn is a gas giant and the
from the Sun ringed one

Mars Neptune
Despite being red, Mars is Neptune is the farthest
actually cold “Sly as a fox” planet from the Sun
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Personification
Which of these examples is correct? What is an alliteration?

Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all
Saturn is composed of hydrogen and helium
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun
It’s a type of figure of speech in which a
sentence consists of a series of words
that have the same consonant sound at
the beginning

Write two examples of alliteration Notes

01 Venus is the second planet from the Sun Venus has a beautiful name and is the
second planet from the Sun
02 Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun
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“Two tasty tacos” Mercury It’s the closest planet to the Sun

Saturn It’s a gas giant and has several rings

Venus It’s the second planet from the Sun

Mars Mars is actually a very cold place

Jupiter It’s the biggest planet of them all

Neptune It’s the farthest planet from the Sun

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Onomatopoeia
Explication Test your quiz!

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two Is Jupiter the biggest planet of them all?
things that are different from each other but
have similar qualities Is Mars actually a cold place?

Is Venus the second planet from the Sun?

Notes Write two examples of onomatopoeia

Venus has a beautiful name and is the second

planet from the Sun
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“Quack!”

Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest
one in the Solar System

Venus Mars
It’s the second planet from the Sun. It’s hot and has a Despite being red, Mars is actually a cold place. It's full
poisonous atmosphere of iron oxide dust
 Remember!

Mercury is the closest planet to

the Sun and the smallest one in
the Solar System. It’s only a bit
Figures of speech infographics
larger than the Earth’s Moon
Personification, Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration and
Onomatopoeia
What figure of speech is used in a
P M S A O
sentence?
Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all

Saturn is composed of hydrogen and helium

Notes
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun

Mars is full of iron oxide dust

Venus is the second planet from the Sun

Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun

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“Sly as a fox” “Two tasty tacos”
“My flowers “Quack! “Her expression
were begging for ” was as cold as
water” ice”

Personification Alliteration
Mercury is the closest Venus is the second planet
planet to the Sun from the Sun

Metaphor Simile Onomatopoeia

Despite being red, Mars is Jupiter is the biggest planet Saturn is a gas giant and the
very cold of them all ringed planet
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Hyperbole
True or false
Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all
Saturn is composed of hydrogen and helium
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun
Write two examples of Hyperbole
01 My granddad is as old as time
02 She has got a pea-sized brain
What is an hyperbole?
A hyperbole is a figure of speech that
consists of an exaggeration. It is the
usage of exaggerated terms in order to
emphasize or heighten the effect of
something
Notes
Venus has a beautiful name and is the
second planet from the Sun
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“You're as slow as a
Mercury Saturn
turtle”
It’s the closest planet to Saturn is a gas giant and
the Sun the ringed one

Mars Jupiter
Mars is actually a very Jupiter is the biggest
cold place planet of them all

Venus Neptune
Venus is the second Neptune is very far
planet from the Sun from the Sun
 Euphemism

Figures of speech infographics

It’s the closest planet to the Sun
and the smallest one in the Solar
System it’s only a bit larger than
the Moon

The most common figures of speech

Euphemism

01 She passed away

02 My friend is between jobs

Notes 03 He is a little thin on top

04 This pre-loved car is amazing

05 He is a few sandwiches short of a picnic

06 My brother is big boned

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Venus Its atmosphere is poisonous

Mars Mars is actually a very cold place

Mercury
Saturn It’s composed of hydrogen

It’s the closest

planet to the Sun
Jupiter It’s the biggest planet of them all

“He passed away in his

sleep”
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Irony
Which of these examples is correct?
Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all
Saturn is composed of hydrogen and helium
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun
Write two examples of irony
01 I posted on Facebook about how bad Facebook is
02 I won the lottery on my retirement day
What is an irony?
This is when a statement is made directly
contradictory to the reality. Irony is also
used to convey a style of sarcasm. Its
was originally used in Greek tragedy
Notes
Venus has a beautiful name and is the
second planet from the Sun
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“What nice weather we're
having!”

Mercury

It’s the closest planet to the Sun

Venus Mars Neptune

It’s the second planet Mars is actually a It’s the biggest planet
from the Sun cold place of them all
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Anaphora

What is an anaphora? Some examples

Anaphora is a rhetorical device in which 01 Mercury is the smallest planet

a word or expression is repeated at the
beginning of a number of sentences, 02 Venus has extremely high temperatures
clauses, etc.
03 The Earth is the only planet with life

04 Jupiter is the biggest planet

05 Mars is actually a cold planet full of iron oxide dust

06 Saturn is the only planet with rings

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“I came, I saw, I
Mercury conquered”
It’s the closest planet
to the Sun

Mars Mars is actually a very cold place

Venus is the second Neptune Neptune is the farthest planet

planet from the Sun

Venus Jupiter It’s the biggest planet of them all

 Remember!

Mercury is the closest planet to

the Sun and the smallest one in
the Solar System it’s only a bit
Figures of speech infographics
larger than the Earth’s Moon
Hyperbole, Euphemism, Irony and Anaphora
What figure of speech is used in a sentence? H E I A

Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all

Saturn is composed of hydrogen and helium

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun

Notes
Mars is full of iron oxide dust

Venus is the second planet from the Sun

Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun

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“What nice weather we're
having!”
“You're as slow as a turtle”

“He passed away in his sleep”

“Your hands are as clean as
mud”

Hyperbole Euphemism Irony Anaphora

Mars is actually a very cold Mercury is the closest Jupiter is the biggest planet Venus is the second planet
place planet to the Sun of them all from the Sun
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Personification Assonance

75% Venus is the second planet 60% Saturn is a gas giant and has
from the Sun several rings

Irony Anaphora
40% 25%
Mercury is the closest planet Despite being red, Mars is
to the Sun very cold
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Match the terms of the two columns

Metaphor Her expression was as cold as ice

Simile The buzzing bee flew over my head

Alliteration The opportunity knocked at his door

Onomatopoeia She sells seashells on the seashore

Hyperbole He is the star of our class

Personification She has got a pea-sized brain

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True or false
What is the correct figure of speech? True False

Irony Your hands are as clean as mud

Simile Her expression was as cold as ice

Alliteration She sells seashells on the seashore

Onomatopoeia The opportunity knocked at his door

Hyperbole She has got a pea-sized brain

Euphemism He is the star of our class

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Second
First Group
Group
The Earth is the blue Mars is actually
planet “Sly as a fox” “He said boo” very cold

Mars Mars is actually a very cold place Venus has a beautiful name Venus

Jupiter It’s the biggest planet of them all It’s the closest planet to the Sun Mercury

Neptune It’s the farthest one from the Sun It’s a gas giant and has rings Saturn
 Figures of speech infographics
Figure of speech books
Our list Your list

01 Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all 01

02 Saturn is composed of hydrogen and helium 02

03 Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun 03

04 Mars is full of iron oxide dust 04

05 Venus is the second planet from the Sun 05

06 Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun 06

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