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Figures of Speech
Figures of Speech A figure of speech is a word, phrase or
sentence or paragraph which is used with the intention of producing a special effect on the listener or reader.
Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness, expression, or
clarity.
Types of Figures of Speech
SimileMetaphorHyperbole
Irony or SarcasmMetonymy
SIMILEA simile is an expression in which
something is compared to something else and the comparison is made explicitly by the use of a function word such as like or as.
He eats like a pig.
You are as pretty as a picture.
My hands are as cold as ice.
METAPHOR
Imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which has the qualities that you want to express.
Margaret Teacher is made of iron
Tony is a rat.
HYPERBOLEA hyperbole is an or
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His feet are as big as boats!I nearly died laughing!
IRONY OR SARCASMThese figures of speech are
used as subtle forms of humor. They imply saying the opposite of what we really mean.
I love when you snore all night.
What a nice surprise! You’re late again.
METONYMYIt represents something else which it suggests.
I want to be away from my books for a while.
I bought fifty head of cattle.
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