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ELA39
Figure of Speech
DEFINITION: a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage. HOW TO: Examples of Figures of speech are: Alliteration Assonance Anaphora Hyperbole Irony Metaphor Oxymoron Personification Similes Onomatopoeia Synecdoche Understatements Everyday Use: Figures of speech can be found in every day conversations, books, movies and songs.
English Language Arts
ELA130
Irony
Definition The expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous emphatic effect. Example A character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we're having!”
English Language Arts