Figures of Speech

Introduction
Task

Figures of speech 

Comparisons 

These used to compare two objects (animate and inanimate) in direct and indirect ways. 

  1. Simile- a direct comparison that always contains the words as or like
  • He is as wealthy as Bill Gates.  
  • Her personality is like a bubble in a bottle of champagne. 
  1. Metaphor- is a comparison without the use of the words as or like 
  • He is Bill Gates (They are both rich) 
  • She is a bubble in bottle of champagne 
  1. Personification- gives human qualities to inanimate objects or abstracts ideas 
  • Autumn arrived in his coat of orange, red and gold. 
  • The clouds looked down and wept on the drought-stricken earth 

Sound devices

1. Alliteration- is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. It often highlights the expression of movement. 

  • Football fever fuels fans 
  • Rampant Rooney crushes Croatia 

2. Assonance- the repetition of vowel sounds 

  • Clap your hands and stamp your feet 

 

 

 

Process

Pre-reading activity 

  1. Without thinking deeply, write down a list of adjectives describing your feelings about the apartheid regime. 
  2. How would you celebrate after the war? 
  3. What does freedom mean to you? 

Focus re-reading activity 

Match with the correct term 

Terms  Definition   
Coiling  1. Become visible 
Hesitated 2. The furthest you can see, where the sky sees to meet the land and the sea
Ululating  3. Winding into a series of circles 
Emerged  4. To be reluctant or wait to act 
Horizon  5. To give a long cry, wailing 

Post reading activity 

  1. What is the poem about? 
  2. Based on the information provided in the poem. describe the mood the author gives the reader
  3. Write down the figures of speech the author used in the poem 
  4. Refer to line 4 ' At first we hesitated, then we saw her footprints', why do you think they felt this way? 
  5. Discuss how the form of the poem enhances the impact of the content 
Evaluation

Memorandum 

Focus re-reading activity 

  1. Emerging 
  2. Horizon 
  3. Coiling 
  4. Hesitating 
  5. Ululating

Post reading activity 

  1. The poem is about a celebration at the end of the apartheid and of new beginnings 
  2. The writer is excited because the war has come to an end. Mostly he is in disbelief that oppression has also come to an end. The poem describes celebrations, pride and excitement. 
  3. Personification, Metaphor and Alliteration 
  4. They were not sure if it was over. Then they saw that everything really changed. 
  5. The poet uses free verse which is appropriate for its theme. Meaning during the time that these people realized that the war was over, they were free to do anything. Express themselves in any way because they were free. 

 

Conclusion

This illustration will be extremely useful in helping you about figures of speech. You will get the opportunity to show your investigation abilities in light of the fact that there is a poem remembered for the example. 

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