Figure Of Speech

 Figure Of Speech

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Definition about Figure Of Speech
Figure of speech is an expression or figure of speech used for literacy needs both oral and written. Figure of speech serves to beautify English words which are usually used for writing poetry, poetry, and even prose. Not only poetry or poetry, there are also many other things that use figure of speech, in writing, for example greeting cards, slogans, headlines in news, film subtitles , even a company motto. Maybe what we imagine, figure of speech is a serious thing and formal writing. In fact, figure of speech can also be used in the form of humor that attracts attention and impresses.

Figure Of Speech Type

1. Alliteration
Alliteration is a figure of speech which has a function to beautify a sentence. Alliteration is characterized by the repetition of the same or similar sound at the beginning of each word in a series.
Example of alliteration :
- She sells seashells (she sells sea shells)
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers (Peter Piper picked a few acad peppers)
- Black bug bit a big black bear. (black insect bites a big black bear)

2. Metaphor
Metaphors are figures of speech which usually contain a figure of speech in which words or phrases applied to an object cannot be taken literally. Metaphor describes something as if it were something else as a parable , but still has the same meaning.
Example of Metaphor :
- Time is money (time is money)
- Heart of stone (a heart made of stone)
- She's a night owl (he is a night owl)

3. Onomatopoeia
The figure of speech above is a figure of speech that phonetically imitates, resembles, or voices the sound it describes. You can usually find this onomatopoeia in comic books when the creator tries to describe a sound from an object. For example, when you see a picture in a comic that shows a shooting scene, you will understand that at that time a shooting scene was taking place when reading the onomatopoeia “DOR!”.
Examples of onomatopoeia:
- Click
- Buzz
- Splat

4. Personification|
Personification is a figure of speech that seems to give life to inanimate objects. You do this by describing these objects as doing something like humans. This figure of speech gives an image as if the inanimate object is alive and doing activities that are usually done by living things such as dancing, nodding, roaring and so on.
Example of personification:
- the grass danced
- the wind howled
- the thunder grumbled (thunder grumbled)

5. Simile
Simile is a figure of speech that is commonly used to compare something. Simile usually describes a person or thing as something similar to someone or something else. Simile is characterized by using words such as, like, similar to, as, or as…. As .
Example of simile:
- Eats like a pig (eat like a pig)
As wise as an owl ( as wise as an owl )
As blind as a bat (as blind as a bat)

6. Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that intentionally uses exaggerated words or sentences. Hyperbole is commonly used in poetry and speech to emphasize, evoke feelings and create strong impressions. Because hyperbole uses an exaggerated word, its meaning cannot be taken literally.
Example of Hyperbole :
- I could do this forever . (I can do this forever)
- that must have cost a billion dollars (it was definitely worth billions of dollars)
- everybody knows that. (everyone knows that)

7. Anaphora
Anaphora is a figure of speech that has the characteristic of repeating a sequence of words at the beginning of an adjacent clause , thus giving an emphasis to the sentence. Anaphora is commonly used in writing rhymes, poetry or speech to make it sound more rhyming.
Examples of Anaphora :
- I came, I saw, I conquered. - Julius Caesar (I come, I see, I conquer)
- Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! - King John II, William Shakespeare (crazy world! Crazy king! Crazy mix!)

8. Assonance
Assonance is a figure of speech which has a characteristic in which the repetition of a similar vowel sound occurs in two or more words adjacent to each other in a line of poetry or prose. Assonance most often refers to the repetition of an internal vowel sound in words that don't end the same. For example, " he fells asleep under the cherry tree ". The phrase has an assonance that emphasizes the repetition of the long vowel "e", even though the vowel in the word does not end in perfect rhyme.
Example of assonance:
- m o tion of the o cean (movement of the oceans)
- ch i ps and d i p (chips and sauce)
- d u mb l u ck (luck)

9. Synecdoche
Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which words or phrases that refer to part of something are replaced to replace the whole of that something, or vice versa.
Synecdoche example:
- New wheels refers to a new car
- the white house (the white house) refers to the government of the United States.

10. Metonymy
Metonymy is a figure of speech in which something is called a new name which is related to its meaning or the original concept. The meaning of this figure of speech is a language style that uses a word to express something else because it has very close kinship. For example, it is common for people to refer to celebrity life and culture in the United States as " Hollywood ", as in " Hollywood is obsessed with this new diet " ( Hollywood is obsessed with this new diet ). The meaning of " Hollywood " is of course not because of the place itself which has an obsession, but rather refers to the celebrities who want to live there.
Examples of metonymy:
- the crown (crown) refers to a nobleman
- the new york time. Usually the name of a company or organization like this is usually used to represent the people who work there.

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