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A figure of speech is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning,[citation needed] or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor, simile, or personification.[citation needed] Figures of speech often provide emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However, clarity may also suffer from their use, as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A figure of speech is sometimes

fun. Below is an edited and slightly condensed transcript of our conversation. What would you like people to know about Curated Compassion? Curated Compassion is a four-part music and art series with a purpose. Each show will have a different theme. The first show was Compassion. The second show was Tolerance. We’re still trying to figure out what the theme for the third one will be. The idea

for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect. * Irony The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea. * Litotes A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. Activity 1 Direction: Match the following idiomatic expressions to their corresponding meanings 1. Back To Square One A very loud and noisy

to fit quite right. That is until I started skating. It might sound a little cliche, but I remember watching the Olympics on TV and figure skating had been on. I instantly became fascinated by it, and I remember saying, "Mom, Dad, I want to do that." So, my parents signed me up for an ice skating class, and that is where it all began. Through the sport of figure skating, I have learned hard work, discipline, and sacrifice. I have also made many friends and memories that I will cherish forever

title of the poem says that the said “daughter” the author is speaking of is older now, but the poem concentrates on the past. Pastan’s figure of speech with the use of metaphors, imagery, enjambment show how the bicycle is a part of life’s journey and the diction helps demonstrate the young daughter’s maturation from a child to an adult. Pastan uses several figures of speech to convey what she is presenting. For example, enjambment is used, where one line runs into another. Such words are, “pumping”

collection, that many aspire to , adopting two daughters, winning the Council of Fashion Designers America’s Women’s-wear Designer of the year, the Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement award by the Savannah College of Art Design, was inducted in the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame, and so much more. Vera Wang is currently in the fashion designing business that is one of the most successful. Wang comes from a very cultured background. Her parents were born in Shanghai, China but moved to the United States

characters for motion pictures, video games and other forms of popular media. This helps alleviate marketing expenses while helping G.I. Joe achieve blockbuster success. For example, toys associated with Star Wars, Spider Man, etc. have all averaged four-year returns over $130 million in sales. The potential for success is huge because even the strongest advertising and promotion campaigns can’t compare to the increase from having a strong movie franchise and even though this option will require

abruptly terminated would be a better way to put it. The death of cartoon tv TV show blocks has been tucked away in the box of many young children (mainly of the male demographic) right next to infrared peripherals, and chewed up and worn action figures that accommodated them. Though unlike many dying forms of media, the influence of Saturday-morning cartoons still continues. First things first, modern cartoons have difficulty embodying the same type of in-depth, adult-themed, bro-mantic adventures

mine. If he does not get into the school, he becomes a disgrace to the Remenzel family. And being the youngest child (in my case) and the only child ( in Eli's case) makes it so that we pretty much already have a path set out for us to take. "The best four years of your life are just about to begin". When Sylvia says this

(U.S), and LEGO (Denmark). Products of this industry include: action figure/accessories/role play, building sets, dolls, games/puzzles, outdoor and sport toys, infant/preschool, and all other toys. The early toy industry began in Nuremberg and Groeden Valley, Germany in the fourteenth century where craftsmen carved dolls and animal figures out of wood for youth children to play with. Today, action/accessories/role play figures and dolls are bringing in enormous revenue for companies in the