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Figure of Speech Figure of speech any intentional deviation from literal statement or common usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language . Forming an integral part of language, figures of speech are found in oral literatures as well as in polished poetry and prose and in everyday speech. Greeting-card rhymes, advertising slogans, newspaper headlines, the captions of cartoons, and the mottoes of families and institutions often use figures of speech, generally for humorous, mnemonic , or eye-catching purposes. The argots of sports , jazz , business, politics, or any specialized groups abound in figurative language. Most figures in everyday speech are formed by extending the vocabulary of what is already familiar and better known to what is less well known. Thus metaphors (implied resemblances) derived from human physiology are commonly extended to nature or inanimate objects as in the expressions “the mouth of a river,” “the snout of a gl...

 Explanation Text Explanation text is a type of text in English that describes a process. Talking about the process, this text is almost the same as procedure text. However, if the procedure text describes how to do something (process), this text describes how a process occurs. That way, we can know that the explanation text serves to provide information to readers about a process. Explanation Text Characteristics There are several characteristics of this text,namely: Using the Simple Present Tense.  This text uses the Simple Present Tense because it describes facts.  Using Action Verbs Action Verbs are verbs used to describe an ongoing action. Examples are do, make, create, and so on.   Using Passive Voices The use of Passive Voices aims to emphasize the focus on the event that is taking place rather than the subject.     Using Noun Phrases     Using Technical Terms   Generic Structure of Explanation Text There are two parts to the...

 Cause and Effect   Namely,types of compound sentences that have causes and can lead to effects. Cause means something that happens,while the effect is a consequence or result of the incident. Typically, these sentences are characterized by a marker word or phrase called a connector. Because it is often used in conjunction with a degree of comparison sentence, you can learn both while learning! What are the connectors in cause and effect? Let's understand the following explanation. There are formulas and example sentences too. Cause and effect is divided into two, namely those that are followed by nouns, verbs or clauses. To master it, you need to first compare the cause and effect sentences.   Cause and effect + Noun Rumus 1:  Connector + Cause, + Effect due to, owing to, because of, as a result of, as a consequence of example: Due to the storm  we cannot go to the beach. (connector) + (cause) + (effect)     Rumus 2:  Effect + Connector + Cause...