Figure of speech by Purugganan Marvn

Figure of speech by Purugganan Marvn https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf A figure of speech is an expression that uses words to mean something different from their ordinary meaning. en-us 2023-01-08 14:47:01 UTC 2023-01-19 08:13:06 UTC hello@padlet.com marvinpurugganan18 https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436816085 Most commonly used figures of speech are :

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Apostrophe

]]> 2023-01-08 15:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436816085 marvinpurugganan18 https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436825630 Simile describes something by comparing it to something else with the words like or as.

example:

And you call me up again Just to break me like a promise (All too well, RED)

]]> 2023-01-08 15:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436825630 marvinpurugganan18 https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436830959 Metaphor consists of identifying something real with something imaginary by creating a relationship of similarity.

example:

I want you to know, I'm a mirrorball (Mirrorball, folklore)

]]> 2023-01-08 15:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436830959 marvinpurugganan18 https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436834722 Hyperbole is an intentional exaggeration to the reality exposed, sometimes used with moderation in order to draw attention to the message to be emphasized.

example:

Fifteen years, fifteen million tears (It's Time To Go, evermore)

]]> 2023-01-08 15:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436834722 marvinpurugganan18 https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436840324 Apostrophe consists of interrupting the speech to vehemently address another person or personified things that may be real or imaginary, generally with a pathetic or lamenting tone.

example:

Don't you think I was too young to mess with? (Dear John, Speak Now)

]]> 2023-01-08 15:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436840324 marvinpurugganan18 https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436846060 Personification is a figure of speech that is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human.

example:
And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind

(Back To December, Red)

]]> 2023-01-08 15:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436846060 Here are some examples of figures of speech from Taylor Swift's songs marvinpurugganan18 https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436852011 2023-01-08 16:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinpurugganan18/vll1r70j3i5jikwf/wish/2436852011