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5. IRONY is a statement showing the opposite of what is said.

• She was too happy to receive a failing grade. (one is normally sad to receive it)
• Embarrassed me in front of all those people.
• "He's handsome if you like rodents."
• "I waited forever for him."
• "I destroyed that test!"
6. METONYMY is a substitution of a thing or of a quality attributed to or closely
associated with the
thing itself.
• The White House held a press conference. (refers to the President of the U.S.)
• Let us give him a big hand. (Applause)
• There is a death in the cup. (poison)
• The crown will visit Manila next month. (King)
• "He hit the bottle soon after his wife died."
7. SYNECDOCHE is the substitution of a part for the whole.
• He drove the car engine through the dusty road. (refers to the car.)
• The man’s parents asked for her hand marriage.
• "The pen is mightier than the sword"
• He who has clean hands and a pure heart,who does not lift up his soul to an
idol
or swear by what is false. (Psalm 24:4)
• Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this
to you, but my father in heaven. (Matt 16:17)
8. ONOMATOPOEIA is the suggestion of a word’s meaning by it’s actual sound.
• The door squeaked as he opened.
• In anger, he banged the door and left.
• "I heard the hiss of steam down in the access tunnel."
• "The clock in the living room cuckooed the hour."
• "The clang of the cymbals echoed across the square."
9. APOSTROPHE is the figure of speech which the writer directly addresses an
absent person if he
were present or an inanimate object or an abstract idea as if it had life.
• "God help me!"
• "Ambition, you're a cruel master!"
• Oh, wind if winter comes,
Can spring be far behind?
• Oh mother how I wish you were here to guide me or see the sight.
• Time, you old gypsy man,
Will you not stay?
10. OXYMORON is the combining of contraries or opposites to portray, a particular
image or to produce a
striking effect.
• Parting is such a sweet sorrow.
• Less is more.
• It is kinder to be cruel at times.
• "The quiet was deafening."
• "He was clearly misunderstood."
Mary Christel SA. Angeles
III- Anthurium (2 )

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