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    ANALYZE SOUND DEVICES

    (IRONY AND HYPERBOLE)


    IN A TEXT HEARD
    September 5, 2022
    REVIEW
    Write Simile in the blank if the figure of speech is a
    SIMILE, Metaphor if METAPHOR. Then, write the two things
    being compared.

    1.Her hair looks like the sun’s rays.

    1. Simile
    hair
    2. ______________ sun’s rays
    and ____________
    REVIEW
    Write Simile in the blank if the figure of speech is a
    SIMILE, Metaphor if METAPHOR. Then, write the two things
    being compared.

    2. The river is like a big crawling snake.

    1. Simile
    river
    2. ______________ big crawling snake
    and ____________________
    REVIEW
    Write Simile in the blank if the figure of speech is a
    SIMILE, Metaphor if METAPHOR. Then, write the two things
    being compared.

    3. The room was a beehive of busy boys and girls.

    1. Metaphor
    river
    2. ______________ big crawling snake
    and ____________________
    ANALYZE SOUND DEVICES
    (IRONY AND HYPERBOLE)
    IN A TEXT HEARD
    September 5, 2022
    Arranged the jumbled words to form a sentence.

    1. mountain is a Mother dishes of washing


    Mother is washing a mountain of dishes.
    2. brain size a He pea of has
    He has brain a size of pea.
    3. me over You the feather knocked with
    You knocked me over with the feather.
    4. Marie nobody is kind so befriends that her
    Marie is so kind that nobody befriends her.
    Let us Recall
    A figurative language or figure
    of speech are ways of
    expressing ideas by using
    symbols, figures or likenesses.
    HYPERBOLE
    A figure of speech
    that expresses
    overstatement and
    exaggeration of a
    particular situation.
    Examples

    1. My world turned
    upside-down.

    2. The heat of my body


    can produce fire.
    IRONY
    A figure of speech
    that expresses the
    contrary of what
    should one really
    think especially in
    order to be funny.
    The words used in
    ironic statements
    expresses praise or
    approval, however,
    the real purpose is
    to mock, criticize,
    or ridicule.
    Examples

    1. The shoemaker’s children


    have no shoes.

    2. The doctor died of


    pneumonia.
    Let’s Practice
    Directions: Analyze the following statements.
    Determine if the example is a Hyperbole or Irony.

    1. The police station gets robbed by the


    policeman on duty.

    IRONY
    Let’s Practice
    Directions: Analyze the following statements.
    Determine if the example is a Hyperbole or Irony.

    2. I almost died laughing.

    HYPERBOLE
    Let’s Practice
    Directions: Analyze the following statements.
    Determine if the example is a Hyperbole or Irony.

    3. I turned the house upside down before


    finding my new shoes.

    HYPERBOLE
    Let’s Practice
    Directions: Analyze the following statements.
    Determine if the example is a Hyperbole or Irony.

    4. The newly-hired pilot was afraid of


    heights.

    IRONY
    Let’s Practice
    Directions: Analyze the following statements.
    Determine if the example is a Hyperbole or Irony.

    5. He runs faster than the wind.

    HYPERBOLE
    Let’s Practice
    Directions: Analyze the following statements.
    Determine if the example is a Hyperbole or Irony.

    5. He runs faster than the wind.

    HYPERBOLE
    Remember:
    1. Figurative speech is a way of speaking or writing in
    which the speaker or writer describe things in a
    different way. It is also called Figures of Speech.
    2. Hyperbole or hyperbolic statements are exaggerated
    statements that are almost impossible to believe
    since they may never happen or exist.
    3. Irony or ironic statements expresses ideas or
    situations that are opposite or in contrast of what
    is expected to happen or what is said in mind.
    Application

    Write your own


    sentences using IRONY
    and HYPERBOLE.
    Evaluation

    Draw a triangle ( ) in the blank if the


    sentence is IRONY and square ( ) if it
    is a HYPERBOLE.

    ____ 1. I really enjoy her company, but


    I can’t go with her anymore.
    Evaluation

    Draw a triangle ( ) in the blank if the


    sentence is IRONY and square ( ) if it
    is a HYPERBOLE.

    ____ 2. He’s so hungry that he could eat


    a house.
    Evaluation

    Draw a triangle ( ) in the blank if the


    sentence is IRONY and square ( ) if it
    is a HYPERBOLE.

    ____ 3. Mother is washing a mountain of


    dishes.
    Evaluation

    Draw a triangle ( ) in the blank if the


    sentence is IRONY and square ( ) if it
    is a HYPERBOLE.

    ____ 4. Marilou is so kind that nobody


    befriends her.
    Evaluation

    Draw a triangle ( ) in the blank if the


    sentence is IRONY and square ( ) if it
    is a HYPERBOLE.

    ____ 5. He’s such a poor fellow he coud


    eat a dish.

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