Semantic Devices By: Shaimaa Abo Lebdah 220113877

1. Semantic DevicesBy: ShaimaaAboLebdah220113877

2. :Simile A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles. He fights like a lion.

3. Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances;

4. Personification: Personification, is attribution of human form or other characteristics to anything other than a human being. The sun is dancing in the sky.

5. Pun: The pun is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. The old lady likes to sew once a week, so she has many sweaters.

6. Hyperbole: It is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke Strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally. She is as tall as a skyscraper.

7. Oxymoron: It is a figure of speech that juxtaposes apparently Contradictory elements. Dark Light. Living Dead. Crazy Wisdom.

8. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase. Bill bakes a batch of biscuits.

9. Irony: Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event characterized by contrast, between what the expectations of a situation are and what is really the case, with a third element, that defines that what is really the case is ironic because of the situation that led to it. His biggest dog’s name is tiny.