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Figures Of Speech - Coggle Diagram
Figures Of Speech
Colloquialism
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary
types of colloquialism
Slang
Very informal, mostly used in speech
GOAT
means greatest of all time
Jargon
Words or expressions used by a job or occupation
example
Dipstick
Example:
Dont chicken out
Simile
a word or phrase that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Examples:
cold as ice
means:
cold
not cuddly
cuddly as a cactus
Metaphor
like a simile, but no like or as
Example
seeing red
means
angry
alliteration
repetition of starting sounds
example
p
eter
p
iper
p
icked a
p
eck of
p
ickled
p
eppers
onomatopoeia
Sound words
Examples
Boom
Pow
Zot
sploosh
fizz
kapow
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for emphasis or effect
example
YOU RUINED MY LIFE!
Personification
making an inanimate object sound like it's doing a human action
Examples
The food spoke to me
means
the food is great
synecdoche
using a part to represent a whole
examples
do you like my new wheels
means
do you like my new car
Imagery
using language that appeals to senses
Examples
It smelled like fresh buns in the oven
Idioms
a word or phrase that should not be taken seriously
examples
curiosity killed the cat
means
to get too curious so that you get in trouble
Irony
word or phrase that means the opposite
examples
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