Hey ! we are back after a break and we have something interesting to discuss today. We have analyzed a lot many human figures(fat,thin,round,figure less,etc.)in our day to day life. Now is the time to know a little about the "figure of speech."
SIMILE (sim-uh-li)
This figure of speech can actually bring a smile on the face if we know how to use it to flatter somebody. Let us try:
Boy to a Girl: You are fresh like a rose.
Girl replies: And you stink like a skunk.
Oops!!! the whole thing did not go very well. One more try? what say?
Boy to Girl: I just wanted to tell you that you are like a newly bloomed rose whose mere presence revitalizes everything around it.
Girl: AWWWW! that's so sweet of you!
Yes! we got it right this time. So basically a simile is used for making a comparison between two things( between a girl and a rose in the above example). We usually use the words "like" and "as" to make such comparisons.
Another example:-
He runs as fast as a cheetah. ( comparison between a boy and cheetah using "as")
METAPHOR ( met-aa-fore)
There are chances that one might get confused between metaphor and simile. Whereas, a simile compares two things by using the words "like" and "as", a metaphor is used for making far fetched comparisons without using any "like" or "as" or any such word.
Example: My girl is a cow. (This does not mean that she eats grass and moos like a cow. It simply means that she is a very meek and innocent person.)
So, a metaphor equates two things.
Another example:
Our king is our God. ( This means that we respect and eulogize our king.)
Let us go for a romantic example:
"My love, we are the two blades of a scissors."
(This means that we can go apart from each other but we shall always remain connected at the middle, just like a scissors which remains joined at the center.)
OXYMORON (ox-i-moron)
This is one of my personal favorites. An oxymoron places together two contradictory things or ideas.
For example:
The girl is horribly beautiful. (horrible is the opposite of beautiful and yet it is qualifying the latter. so this is an oxymoron)
"Rude Gautam" is also an oxymoron because Gautam Aggarwal is known for his politeness and affectionate way of speaking.
Another example:
The body of the victim was found missing. (Here, found missing is an oxymoron which is placing two opposite ideas together.)
So, now our task is keep searching such figures of speech in our daily lives and use them effectively. All the best :D
SIMILE (sim-uh-li)
This figure of speech can actually bring a smile on the face if we know how to use it to flatter somebody. Let us try:
Boy to a Girl: You are fresh like a rose.
Girl replies: And you stink like a skunk.
Oops!!! the whole thing did not go very well. One more try? what say?
Boy to Girl: I just wanted to tell you that you are like a newly bloomed rose whose mere presence revitalizes everything around it.
Girl: AWWWW! that's so sweet of you!
Yes! we got it right this time. So basically a simile is used for making a comparison between two things( between a girl and a rose in the above example). We usually use the words "like" and "as" to make such comparisons.
Another example:-
He runs as fast as a cheetah. ( comparison between a boy and cheetah using "as")
METAPHOR ( met-aa-fore)
There are chances that one might get confused between metaphor and simile. Whereas, a simile compares two things by using the words "like" and "as", a metaphor is used for making far fetched comparisons without using any "like" or "as" or any such word.
Example: My girl is a cow. (This does not mean that she eats grass and moos like a cow. It simply means that she is a very meek and innocent person.)
So, a metaphor equates two things.
Another example:
Our king is our God. ( This means that we respect and eulogize our king.)
Let us go for a romantic example:
"My love, we are the two blades of a scissors."
(This means that we can go apart from each other but we shall always remain connected at the middle, just like a scissors which remains joined at the center.)
OXYMORON (ox-i-moron)
This is one of my personal favorites. An oxymoron places together two contradictory things or ideas.
For example:
The girl is horribly beautiful. (horrible is the opposite of beautiful and yet it is qualifying the latter. so this is an oxymoron)
"Rude Gautam" is also an oxymoron because Gautam Aggarwal is known for his politeness and affectionate way of speaking.
Another example:
The body of the victim was found missing. (Here, found missing is an oxymoron which is placing two opposite ideas together.)
So, now our task is keep searching such figures of speech in our daily lives and use them effectively. All the best :D
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