Figures of speech
1 metaphor
Metaphor involves a comparison between two or more unlike things which share at least one property on characteristic in common, but the comparison is implied or condensed
2 personification
Writing about a nonhuman thing as if it were human
3 metonymy
The substitution of the name of one thing for that of another
4 parallelism
Employ the deliberate arrangement of a succession of parallel constitution to achieve emphasis
5 climax
Climax is a rhetorical device which arranges a succession of thought according to the rate of significance or interesting like the steps of a ladder ascending events.
6 hyperbole
Hyperbole is the deliberate use of overstatement or exaggeration to achieve emphasis
7 simile
makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. To make the comparison, words like as, as...as, as if and like are used to transfer the quality we associate with one to the other.
8 irony
achieves emphasis by saying the opposite of what is meant, the intended meaning of the words being the opposite of their usual sense.
9 analogy
a form of comparison, but unlike simile or metaphor which usually uses comparison on one point of resemblance, analogy draws a parallel between two unlike things that have several common qualities or points of resemblance.
10 understatement
It is the opposite of hyperbole, or overstatement. It achieves its effect of emphasizing a fact by deliberately understating it, impressing the listener or the reader more by what is merely implied or left unsaid than by bare statement.
To understand what the definition of the figure of speech and to analyze its function in a certain sentence
Organization of an essay
Hook - opening statement or statement of an essay, to catch reader’s attention
Connecting information
Thesis statement - main idea of the essay, a response to a topic, to take a position on issue ,and to be clear and give readers a idea of what the essay is about
Body paragraphs
Concluding paragraph - thesis restatement, offer a better understanding and providing a sense of
conclusion
What is
Paragraph
Topic sentence and its function and the main elements
Process analysis paragraph and what its purpose
Description paragraph and its purpose
Opinion paragraph and its purpose
Narrative paragraph and its purpose
Qualities of a good paragraph and the definition of the qualities
Hook and its function
Thesis statement and its function
Ending paragraph and its function
Argumentative essay and its purpose
Cause-effect essay and its purpose
Comparison essay and its purpose
Narrative essay and its purpose
The format or memo。