Figures of Speech
Figure of speech is the deviation from the ordinary use of words to increase the effect. There are many figures of speech in English, only a few of them are given below. The Simile is a direct and explicit comparison, usually expressed by as, like etc., the Metaphor is only an implied comparison. He is as fierce as a tiger. (Simile) He is a tiger. (Metaphor) Synecdoche denotes the whole thing by one of its parts or vice versa. I want two more hands (men). Gold and silver (riches) I have none. Long live His Majesty (King). Personification is the way to treat inanimate things and abstract ideas as living persons. Apostrophe is also a kind of personification which in addition denotes some absent person as if he were present. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain. (Personification) O solitude! Where are thy charms? (Apostrophe) T...


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