Semantic Devices

By: Shaimaa Abo Lebdah220113877

:SIMILE

A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

He fights like a lion.

Metaphor:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a

subject by asserting that it is, on some point ofcomparison, the same as another otherwiseunrelated object.

All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances;

Personification:

Personification, is attribution of human form or

other characteristics to anything other than a

human being.

The sun is dancing in the sky.

Pun:

The pun is a form of word play that suggests two

or more meanings, by exploiting multiplemeanings of words, or of similar-soundingwords, for an intended humorous or

rhetoricaleffect.

The old lady likes to sew once a week, so she has

many sweaters.

Hyperbole:

It is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device

or figure of speech. It may be used to evokeStrong feelings or to create a strong

impression,but is not meant to be taken literally.

She is as tall as a skyscraper.

Oxymoron:

It is a figure of speech that juxtaposes apparently

Contradictory elements.

Dark Light.Living Dead.Crazy Wisdom.

Alliteration :

Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds

or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of

words or in stressed syllables of an Englishlanguage phrase.

Bill bakes a batch of biscuits.

Irony:

Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, orevent characterized by contrast, between what

theexpectations of a situation are and what is reallythe case, with a third element, that defines thatwhat is really the case is ironic because of thesituation that led to it.

His biggest dog’s name is tiny.