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to the English language but also to native English speakers. Throughout this paper I will define and give examples for ten different types of figurative language while providing appropriate usage. These types of figurative language include idiom, analogy, metaphor, simile, cliché, amphiboly, fame word, hyperbole, euphemism, and lastly colloquialism. Idiom Idioms are words or phrases that

This literature review will outline the range of previous research on the use of metaphor in non-literary texts, specifically in political speeches. Commentary on the use of metaphor has a long history dating back to Ancient Greece, with Aristotle in his work Poetics (350 BC). It is considered the metaphor as indicative of genius and an instrument of charm and ornamentation. However, he considered this instrument of ornamentation as being suitable for poetry and prose, but being too obscure to be

Metaphor – “and the curtains and the rugs and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor.” The author implies an analogy between three dissimilar objects: the curtains, the rugs, the two women/their dresses. They are flying like balloons because of the draft and slowly go down altogether after closing the window. It helps to create the atmosphere of unreality and ethereality

“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” This quote originating from American author Tony Robbins is the perfect interpretation of decision making. Each day, every human is faced with an abundance of decisions. Whether they be trivial selections like choosing which outfit to wear for the day, or critical accords such as deciding on a future career path, decisions are a constant struggle. Both Robert Frost and Dorothy Parker recognize this conflict and have implemented it into

I. Need For A New Rhetoric (122) A. Attitudes of ancient Greeks were that rhetoric appeared to be the study of a technique used by the common man impatient to arrive at rapid conclusions or to form an opinion without first seriously investigating. 1. Rhetoric stressed matters of style at the expenses of rationality. 2. Rhetoric had not commanded much respect, particularly from philosophers. B. Aristotle divides rhetoric into three forms. 1. Forensic Oratory deals with speaking in a court of law.

Characteristics of Inductive Reasoning Inductive reasoning is not designed to produce mathematical certainty. Induction occurs when we gather bits of specific information together and use our own knowledge and experience in order to make an observation about what must be true. Inductive reasoning does not use syllogisms, but series of observations, in order to reach a conclusion. Consider the following chains of observations: Observation: John came to class late this morning. Observation: John’s

value (Marquis, 1997). Marquis’s argument is called the “Future Like Ours” argument (FLO, for short). To support FLO, Marquis gives four arguments: The Considered Judgment Argument, The Worst of Crimes Argument, The Appeal of Cases Argument, and The Analogy with Animals Argument. First, In The Considered Judgment Argument, Marquis suggests that the wrongness of killing outlined in FLO “fits with our considered judgment concerning the nature of the misfortune of death” (Marquis, 1997). If one were to

What do Kingda Ka and the discoverer of radioactivity, Marie Curie, have in common? Actually, there is a lot more than you would think. You might say to yourself that they are completely different, which is correct, yet incorrect. One thing is a rollercoaster and the other is a famous scientist, but when you look past just their physical descriptions, you will see how much they actually are alike. They both follow similar paths and they both faced many hardships, but also many great things. Firstly

positivity, and to give up mental roadblocks in order to have faith. It is essential to have an open mind when interpreting the parables. A closed mind cannot receive any new knowledge and therefore cannot grow. The parable of the sower makes an analogy using four kinds of soil which represents the four kinds of reactions one can have when hearing the word of God: “And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang

The Romney-Ryan campaign presents its advertisement Strong America as an appeal to logos, which is intended to convince its audience by reasoned argument. In conformance with the teachings of Jib Fowles in his “Advertising’s 15 Basis Appeals”, the political advertisement is, really, though, an appeal to pathos or its audience’s more easily moved passions. If the ad makes any ethos appeals at all, these appeals are co-opted as subtleties or subliminal suggestions within its more overwhelming overt