Figures of Speech
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
IDIOM
a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people.
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IDIOM
- hit the hay.
- something fishy is going on around here
- why don't you just zip your lip buddy
- the poor guy is all washed up
- i believe i have a lemon on my hands
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
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METAPHOR
something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else;
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METAPHOR
- your friend George is a big baby.
- the girl is one beautiful fox.
- you are my guardian angel.
- i wish you weren't always such a chiken.
- life is a long scary rollercoaster.
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SIMILE
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SIMILE
an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
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SIMILE
- i am as mad as a storm.
- i am as silly as a monkey.
- i am dumb as a donkey.
- i am loud as a thunder storm.
- i am thin as paper.
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