tayutay
tayútay with stress marks
figure of speech
Usage Note
Tayutay is the Tagalog term for a figure of speech or rhetorical device, used in Filipino language and literature classes. Students learn to identify types of tayutay such as simile (pagtutulad), metaphor (pagwawangis), and personification (pagtatao).
Examples
" Ang simile ay isang tayutay. "
Natural Translation
A simile is a figure of speech.
Literal Translation
The simile is one figure-of-speech.
" Maraming tayutay ang ginamit sa kwento. "
Natural Translation
Many figures of speech were used in the story.
Literal Translation
Many figure-of-speech the used in story.
" Itinuro ng aming guro kung paano gumamit ng tayutay upang maging mas makulay at makahulugan ang aming mga tula. "
Natural Translation
Our teacher taught us how to use figures of speech to make our poems more colorful and meaningful.
Literal Translation
Taught of-the our teacher how to-use of figure-of-speech so-that become more colorful and meaningful the our poems.
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