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Figures of Speech
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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.
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Types of Figures of Speech
SimileMetaphorHyperbole
Irony or SarcasmMetonymy
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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.
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You are as pretty as a picture.
My hands are as cold as ice.
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METAPHOR
Imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which has the qualities that you want to express.
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Margaret Teacher is made of iron
Tony is a rat.
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HYPERBOLEA hyperbole is an or
an .
exaggerationoverstate
ment
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His feet are as big as boats!I nearly died laughing!
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IRONY OR SARCASMThese figures of speech are
used as subtle forms of humor. They imply saying the opposite of what we really mean.
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I love when you snore all night.
What a nice surprise! You’re late again.
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METONYMYIt represents something else which it suggests.
I want to be away from my books for a while.
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I bought fifty head of cattle.
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