Literature 1: Activity 1

Provide five (5) examples of each of the following Figures of Speech by citing lines from
Original Pilipino Music {OPM) or from foreign songs (include the title of the song and
artist).
1. Simile
o You treat me like a rose,
You gave me room to go
-Like a Rose, A1

o I’m in love with the shape of you,

We push and pull like a magnet do
-Shape of You, Edsheeran

o And my eyes are like windshields on a rainy day

Almost rubbed-down, Swelling as I keep on
-Heaven Knows (This Angel Has Flown), Orange and Lemon

o Pag-ibig ko sa’yo tunay at totoo

Singtamis ng wine, sin-tatag ng sunshine
-Sinta, Aegis

o Para kang sphinx,

Ugali mo’y napaka-sting
-Stupid Love, Salbakutah

2. Metaphor
o Nilibot ang distrito ng iyong lumbay
Pupulutin, pupulutin ka
-Sundo, Imago

o Aking sinta,
Ikaw na ang tahanan at ang mundo
-Mundo, IX of Spades

o Ikaw ang ilaw sa dilim

At ang liwanag ng bituin
-Bulong, December Avenue

o Shout me out of the sky

You’re my kryptonite
-One thing, One Direction

o You shoot me down but

I won’t fall, I am titanium
-Titanium, David Guetta

3. Hyperbole
o Kay tagal kong sinusuyod ang buong mundo
Para hanapin, para hanapin ka
-Sundo, Imago
 o Di mo ba nakikita,
Ako ngayo’y lumilipad at nasa langit na
-Alapaap, Eraserheads

o Susungkitin mga bituin, Para lng makahiling

Na sana’y maging akin
-Kung akin ang mundo, Eric Santos

o I have loved you for a thousand years,

I’ll love you for a thousand more
-A Thousand Years, Christina Perri

o You’ve got a smile that

Could light up the whole town
-You Belong with Me, Taylor Swift

4. Personification
o Sa gitna ng kagubatan may ahas na hahalik
Tatawagin kang kaibigan na pinakamatalik
-Yugto, Rico Blanco
o I’M never gonna dance again
Guilty feet got no rhythm
-Careless Whisper, George Michael
o Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind wanting to start again?
-Firework, Katy Perry
o When the city sleeps, and I’m the only one
And I walk alone
-Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day
o New York, New York
I want to wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep
-New York, New York; Frank Sinatra

5. Alliteration
o It’s good to touch the green,
Green grass of home
-Green Green Grass of Home, Tom Jones

o Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon ‘round the ole oak tree

It’s been three long years; do you still want me?
-Tie Yellow Ribbon, Tony Orlando

o Said I’m so sick of love songs,

So sad and slow
-So Sick, Ne-Yo
o Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be, let it be
-Let It Be, The Beatles
 o California girls, were undeniable
Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on back
-California Girls, Katy Perry

6. Assonance
o He open’s his mouth, but the word won’t come out
He’s choking how, everybody’s joking now
-Lose Yourself, Eminem

o When you spit ‘em, pull each others hair

Scratch, claw, bit ‘em,
Throw ‘em down, Pin ‘em
-Love the Way You Lie, Pitbull ft.Rihanna

o And in the air the fireflies, our only light in paradise

Well show the world they were wrong,
And teach them all to sing along
-If Everyone Cared, Nickel Back

o Bato-bato sa langit, tamaa’y wag magalit

Bawal ang nakasimangot, baka lalo ka pumangit
-Bagsakan, Gloc 9

o Wag kang masyadong halata, bato-bato sa langit

Ang matamaa’y wag magalit, O bato-bato bato sa langit
-Upuan, Gloc 9

7. Onomatopoeia
o Wag nang magpatumpik-tumpik pa
Boom kara-karaka
-Boom Karakaraka, Vice Ganda

o Cause I am a champion
And you’re gonna hear me roar
-Roar, Katy Perry

o Tik tok on the clock,

But the party don’t stop
-Tik tok, Kesha

o Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
-Firework, Katy Perry

o Boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom

Boom, baby, he got that super bass
-Super Bass, Nicki Minaj
Provide examples of the following Figures of Speech by providing 5 phrases/lines/quotes,
and the like from any printed material (include your source, if any):

1. Pun
o The cyclist was two tired to win the race.
o Now that I have graph paper, I guess it’s time to plot something.
o It’s difficult for the crabs to share because they are shellfish.
o “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man”
-Romeo and Juliet; William Shakespeare
o “To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both
looks like carelessness”
-The Importance of Being Earnest; Oscar Wilde

2. Paradox
o The only constant is change.
o The louder you are, the less they hear.
o If you don’t risk anything, you risk everything.
o The best way to make money is to spend money.
o “I know one thing, that I know nothing”
-Socrates as according to Plato

3. Oxymoron
o “Good night, goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow”
-Romeo and Juliet; William Shakespeare
o “I’m the most terrific hear you ever saw in your life”
-The Catcher in the Rye; J.D Salinger
o “Cruel kindness draw near me and held me close”
-Inside Out, Song lyric
o “You can’t have more types of fake news than real news”
-Elon Musk
o “This was a minor crisis and the only choice was to drop the product line”
-Todd,2007

4. Synecdoche
o "What's the head count?" 
o “Hurry up, gray beard”
o Where are the arms, that armed your love?
-Where are the arms, Gabriel Kahane
o “This is a flesh I’m talking about.
Flesh that needs to be loved.
Feet that need to rest and to dance;
Back that need support;
Shoulders that need arms;
Strong arms I’m telling you”
-Beloved, Toni Morrison
o “The western wave was all,
the day was well-nigh done!
 Almost upon the western
Rested the broad bright sun”
-The Rime of the Ancient Marines, Samuel Coleridge

5. Metonymy
o “He is a man of cloth”
o “He writes with a fine hand”
o “Be the rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
-Maya Angelou
o “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears”
-Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare
o “These lands belong to the crown”
-Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

6. Allusion
o Don’t act like Romeo in front of her.
o We got the new Einstein in school today.
o She’s a good swimmer, but she’s no Ariel.
o She new that he was Casanova, but she couldn’t resist his stares.
o Due to widespread of corona virus, the whole world is living through The Great
Depression.

7. Apostrophe
o “O, holy night! The stars are brightly Shining”
-Christmas Carol
o “O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the Noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times”
-Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare
o “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky”
-The Star, Jane Taylor
o  “Blue moon, you saw me standing alone/Without a dream in my heart, without a love
of my own”
-Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
o O students! — says the teacher at home, while grading — Why have you not
completed these assignments as I instructed?