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4. Apostrophe
is closely related to personification which consists in addressing someone absent or dead or something non human as if that person or thing was
present and alive and able to reply to what is being said. For example:
• The speaker in A. E. Houseman’s said “To a dying young”. a dead runner
The above sentence is a form of figurative language in apostrophe form. Apostrophe is addressing someone absent or dead or something non human as if
that person or thing was present and alive and able to reply to what is being said. The above sample explains that the dead person as if presents and hears what
being said by the speaker.
5. Synecdoche
is, by far, the strangest figurative language. It is the most unfamiliar figurative language terms. As a word, however, it is rarely used in polite company. In
other word, synecdoche is a figurative language where the part stands for the whole.
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For example: •
I have a set of wheels = car. The above sentence is a form of figurative language in synecdoche form.
Synecdoche is a figurative language where the part stands for the whole. The above sample explains a set of wheels is meant to the car that has a set of wheels.
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We need strong bodies for our team = strong men. The above sentence is a form of figurative language in synecdoche form.
Synecdoche is a figurative language where the part stands for the whole. The above sample explains strong body is meant to the man whom has a full body.
• The cost is 500 dollars per head = one person
The above sentence is a form of figurative language in synecdoche form. Synecdoche is a figurative language where the part stands for the whole. The
above sample explains the word ‘per head’ referred to person with whole body whom must pay 500 per person.
6. Overstatement Hyperbole
is a rhetorical term for exaggeration or overstatement, usually deliberate and not meant to be taken too literary.
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For example: •
You could knock me over with a feather. The above sentence is a form of figurative language in hyperbole form. The
above sample sentence is out of our mind. How the person could knock over with a feather? The feather as if is big thing that can make someone hurt.
• I will die if I don’t pass this course.
The above sentence is a form of figurative language in hyperbole form. The above sample sentence is out of our mind. How will the person die if he fail this
course? The course as if is big danger that can make someone die. In fact, if the
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32 person fail this course, he could be anger by his parents or something bad happen
to him that could not make him die.
7. Irony
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