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Figure of Speech (fig'yur uv spēch)- A device used to produce figurative language where words are not used in their literal sense. Many compare dissimilar things. Figures of speech include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement. Figures of speech are found everywhere, and are used more often than realized. The Bible is full of figures of speech for example, “Caught "red-handed"” from Matthew 24:27, does not literally mean to see somebody with red hands. Its desired meaning is to catch somebody committing a minor crime with obvious evidence. This figure of speech originates from the event of an execution or poaching thus the bloody-red hand. This is evident in Sir George Mackenzie’s A discourse upon the laws and customs of Scotland in matters criminal, “If he be not taken red-hand the sheriff cannot proceed against him.” The Bible has many other figures of speech and whether they originated from somewhere or not that regularly does not mean they should be interpreted through their literal meaning. In the Bible, “Raising the roof…” in Mark 2:4 isn’t very commonly meant as literally raising a roof. In the case of a figure of speech “raising the roof” is meant to mean a celebration or to cause some sort of uproar.

Saumweber, Werner. "Raise the Roof." Home of Rock. 2002. Home of Rock. 27 Sept. 2007 <\EHS-SERV2StudentData$96192Desktopcoriraise roof 1.htm>.

content "Figure of Speech." Dictionary.Com. 2007. Lexico Publishing Group. 25 Sept. 2007 . Smith, Bob. "Figures of Speech." God of the Bible. 2000. Prince of PEace Ministries, Inc. 25 Sept. 2007 . Martin, Gary. "Caught Red-Handed." The Phrase Finder. 2007. 25 Sept. 2007 .

three audio pronunciations "Figure." YourDictionary.Com. 2007. Houghton Mifflin Company. 26 Sept. 2007 . "of." YourDictionary.Com. 2007. Houghton Mifflin Company. 26 Sept. 2007 . "Speech." YourDictionary.Com. 2007. Houghton Mifflin Company. 26 Sept. 2007 .

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