Figures of speech LIT 1

Figures of speech lit i

metaphor /ˈmet.ə.fɔːr/

• Metaphors imply that the concepts being compared share some quality or trait. They are like similes without using “as” or “like”. They draw resemblances between 2 things by saying that “thing A is thing B”
• Examples:
• This gray weather is giving me the blues.
• =sadness, depression.

• His voice was music to my ears
• = pleasant.
• They worked in the shadows
• = in secret, in hiding

metaphor /ˈmet.ə.fɔːr/

• We think that, this poem, which is full of metaphors, talks about our role in the world. Since we are born we play specific roles throughout life. We have our entrances (birth) and our exits (death). During our life on earth, we go through different stages such as, the childhood, the adolescence, the marriage, among others. In the end, we are all players in this big stage/game, and there will be times of victory and loss.

Simile /ˈsI m.ɪ.li/

An explicit comparison between two different things, actions, or feelings, using the words 'as' or 'like'. Examples: I slept like a baby. =peacefully. Her skin is as smooth as silk. =very smooth. As deep as the Pacific Ocean I wanna be yours. = So badly, his desires are so deep.

Como Pájaros en el Aire (Peteco Carabajal)Las manos de mi madre Parecen pájaros en el aire; Historias de cocina Entre sus alas heridas de hambre. Las manos de mi madre Saben que ocurre por las mañanas, Cuando amasan la vida; Horno de barro, pan de esperanza. Las manos de mi madre Llegan al patio desde temprano; Todo se vuelve fiesta Cuando ellas vuelan junto a otros pájaros; Junto a otros pájaros que aman la vida Y la construyen con el trabajo. Arde la leña, harina y barro: Lo cotidiano se vuelve mágico. Se vuelve mágico Las manos de mi madre Me representan un cielo abierto Y un recuerdo añorado- Trapos calientes en los inviernos. Ellas se brindan cálidas, Nobles, sinceras; limpias de todo. Cómo serán las manos Del que las mueve gracias al odio…

Simile /ˈsI m.ɪ.li/

From our point of view, this song talks about how mothers use their hands to make things become magical and lovely in order to make their sons happy. Their two hands work together as the wings of the birds “flying” or “cooking” creating magic with them.

Personification

./pəˌsɒn.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Using human traits (part characteristics)to describe non-human things (such as animals, objects) Examples: - That pizza is calling my name. - The trees were dancing in the breeze. - The camera loves her since she is so pretty.

. At the beginning of the poem, the narrator is on his own wandering with no direction. Throughout the poem, he describes his feelings when seeing the daffodils, which makes him not feel alone anymore. A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering in dancing in the breeze.” In this case the Daffodils are given the quality of dancing which in fact is a consequence of the presence of wind. “The waves beside them danced, but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee”. In this case the waves are given the trait of dancing and we think that the resulting movement of the water is caused by the wind.

“And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils.” In this case the “dancing” heart represents the feeling of happiness as a result of seeing the Daffodils, which at that point do not only represent flowers to him but more than that.

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Synecdoche

./sɪˈnek.də.ki Using a part of something to refer to the whole. Examples: . Calling workers “”hired hands” - Telling people to “check out the wheels,” meaning your car. - Can I buy you a glass? = drink. - The suits are coming to do the yearly audit. =the businessmen From our point of view, the expression “three mouths” refers to her three little pigeons which she has to feed.

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Metonymy

. /meˈtɒnəmi/ A figure of speech that replaces the name of one thing with the name of something else closely associated with it. Examples: Wall Street is doing well. = the investment industry. We need some new faces around here. = people. Let me give you a hand. = help. "The strings were praised for their outstanding performance" We believe that the expression “the strings” refers to the violinists; i.e the people who play the violin.

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Hypallage

/haɪˈpælədʒi/ Hypallage is the reversal of the syntactic relationship of two words. Examples: A person with a blind dog is more likely to be blind than the dog is. It was a fun day. = The experience was fun, not the day. Sara has an unhappy marriage. = A marriage can neither be happy nor unhappy because a marriage is not capable of having emotions. ."Sweet dreams" = Dreams are not in itselves sweet, a person wishes another to have a good sleep.

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KENNING

/haɪˈpælədʒi/ -In Old Germanic and Old English verse, a metaphor made up of a compound of two words, which became the standard phrase for a particular object. Examples: banhus (bonehouse) for 'body', and saewudu (sea-wood) for 'ship'; .fire-water for 'whisky'. Heaven's candle = the sun ring- breaker = chieftain or king

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oxymoron

/ˌɒksiˈmɔːrɒn-ən/ Two contradictory words put together to describe something . Examples: The painting was pretty ugly. Bittersweet: containing a mixture of sadness and happiness “ Wise fool”. When a person who is recognized as a fool comes to be seen as a beholder of wisdom or it can refer to a wise person who is many times assumed to be a fool or who pretends to be a fool in front of others for his own or someone else’s greater good.