14 Figures of Speech EN9/NCSHS Figure of speech is intentional departure from straight-forward‚ literal use of language for the purpose of clarity‚ emphasis‚ or freshness of expression. In general or broadest sense‚ its purpose is to make expression more effective‚ more striking and more beautiful. One special effect of it is developing thinking skill for it indeliberately hides a true meaning presented in another form or figure. While there are about 250 identified figures of speech‚ fourteen
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Introduction: Figure of Speech Figures of speech (or ’rhetorical tropes’) are ways of using words that may seem unusual but have a specific and desired effect. Read as ’normal words’ they often break normal rules of grammar‚ but can be nevertheless understood they are common in poetry and eloquent speech. ’Figures of speech’ is often used generically‚ and the big list here includes not only figures of speech but also a wider range of rhetorical and linguistic devices. Discussion: Kinds of Figure of
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Running head: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING FEMALE FIGURES FROM ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA AND CENTRAL AMERICA Comparing and Contrasting Female Figures from Ancient Mesopotamia and Central America Jose Limardo March 31‚ 2007 The Female figurine from the Halaf period (6th millennium B.C.) shown here‚ (http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/illustration/atlas/image_65162_v2_m56577569830698503.jpg‚) is a full-round‚ painted terracotta sculpture measuring 8.2 cm (3.2 in.) tall by 5
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Some figures of speech in the wasteland Figures of speech comprise two main categories. One category twists the meaning of words to wrest a new non-literal meaning from words that‚ when phrased together‚ have a very different literal meaning‚ as in the idiomatic figure of speech‚ "He died from laughter." Literally‚ this means a man met his demise due to laughter. Figuratively (i.e.‚ non-literally)‚ this means he laughed with vigor for a long time. Figures of speech that twist meaning are classified
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RHETORICAL DEVICES & FIGURES OF SPEECH (Bringing Brightness and Buoyancy to Language: Prose & Poetry) 1. allegory: (Greek‚ ‘speaking otherwise’) It is a story‚ poem‚ or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. It has a double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning. It is a story‚ therefore‚ that can be read‚ understood and interpreted at two or more levels. 1. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is
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glassware (beakers‚ burettes‚ pipettes‚ graduated cylinders‚ flasks‚ etc) should be used in various circumstances. 2. Know how to “correctly” measure volume and mass (weight). 3. Become familiar with significant figures and its relationship to measurements and data recording (significant figures). 4. Become familiar with the errors‚ precision and accuracy associated the various measurement tools and techniques. 5. Determine the density of liquids and solids. 6. Determine the best-fit straight line
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Day 1: “Beep beep”- Onomatopoeia “The air is still freezing cold. The sky is a perfect‚ pale blue. The sun has just risen‚ weak and watery-looking‚ like it has just spilled itself over the horizon and its too lazy to clean itself up. It’s supposed to storm later‚ but you’d never know”- Simile‚ foreshadowing “It’s Connecticut: being like the people around you is the whole point.”- Cliques “Are you excited? The big day. Opening night.”- Ironic “What’s the point of looking cute if you can’t
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Exploring Human Figure Drawings as an Assessment Tool for Departing OFW Domestic Helpers and Caregivers This journal was written by Gilda Dans – Lopez of Ateneo de Manila University and Maria Caridad H. Tarroja of de La Salle University. It is entitled “Exploring Human Figure Drawings as an Assessment Tool for Departing OFW Domestic Helpers and Caregivers”. This is from the journal “Philippine Journal of Counseling Psychology (2010) Vol. 12‚ No. 1‚ pp. 13-38. The statement of the problem or
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LISSAJOUS PATTERNS (INTRODUCTION) OBJECTIVE 1. To use Lissajous figures to take phase measurements. 2. To use Lissajous figures to take frequency measurements. LIST OF REQUIREMENTS Equipment 1. General purpose oscilloscope (10MHz) 2. Function generators (1 Hz to 1 MHz) 3. Digital multimeter THEORY Lissajous patterns are formed when you combined periodic waves moving back and forth with periodic waves moving up and down. This exhibit does this electronically
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1st Pinoy figure skater to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics Michael Christian Martinez‚ the first Filipino figure skater to qualify in the Olympics ‚The 16-year-old Martinez qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Russia . Even though that the Philippines didn’t have the winter season‚ it didn’t stop Martinez to pursue his dream to compete globally in figure skating. Martinez is currently in the United States to train for the biggest sport event of the world in 2014. Martinez
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