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FIGURES OF SPEECH / Trope in Literature .pptx
- 1. TROPE in LITERATURE Tropeis defined as a catch-all term for figures of speech that says one thing while artfully and imaginatively implying another.
- 2. Examples are metaphor,simile, allegory, synecdoche, and so forth. “Juliet is the sun!” says Romeo. This is a trope; specifically, it is a metaphor. TROPE in LITERATURE
- 3. 1. Metaphor -an implied comparison between two dissimilar things that have something in common. Example: "All the world is a stage." Types of Tropes or Figurative Language
- 4. 1. Metaphor - Example: Jimis a giraffe. You’re an angel. Her heart is gold. Types of Tropes or Figurative Language
- 5. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 2. Simile – a stated or direct comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.
- 6. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 2. Simile – Example: Roberto’s problem is as big as the mountain.
- 7. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 2. Simile – Example: They fought like cats and dogs. You are as brave as a lion.
- 8. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 3. Personification - a figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities. Example: The sky is crying.
- 9. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 3. Personification Example: The trees danced in the wind. The sun smiled happily down at us.
- 10. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 4. Antithesis - words or phrases are parallel in order and the statement expresses opposite or contrasting meanings.
- 11. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 4. Antithesis – Example: When love was murdered, hate was born. (Love by John Paul Ang)
- 12. Types of Tropesor Figurative Language 4. Antithesis – Example: Heaven is above and hell is below. You are young while I am old.
- 13. LESSON ACTIVITY: Determine thefigure of speech used in the lines from the poem “The Tame Bird and The Free Bird” and the meaning they create.
- 14. QUIZ: Identify the figureof speech.
- 15. QUIZ: Identify theFigure of Speech 1. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins. 2. Her jokes was seriously funny. 3. His smile was as bright as the sun.
- 16. QUIZ: Identify theFigure of Speech 4. Life is a puzzle. 5. His heart is a lion. 6. She was as loud as a horn. 7. To be or not to be, that is the question.
- 17. QUIZ: Identify theFigure of Speech 7. The clumsy turtle enjoys the sun. 8. The trees danced playfully in the rain. 9. The road is a snake.
- 18. QUIZ: Identify theFigure of Speech 10. Mark’s voice is like a music. 11. You are an open book. 12. My only love sprung from my only hate.
- 19. QUIZ: Identify theFigure of Speech 13. The rich get richer, while the poor get poorer. 14. The sun smiled happily down at us. 15. He is a big man in a small town.