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• Figure of speech


  A rhetorical device used to enhance or emphasize ideas by deviating from the usual meaning of words
• Simile


  • A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
  • Example: "The night is as dark as coal"
• Metaphor


  • A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
  • Example: "Time is a thief"
• Personification


  • Giving human characteristics to non-human entities
  • Example: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees"
• Hyperbole


  • Exaggeration for emphasis or effect
  • Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
• Onomatopoeia


  • Words that imitate sounds
  • Example: "The bees buzzed around the flowers"
• Alliteration


  • Repetition of initial consonant sounds
  • Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
• Oxymoron


  • Contradictory terms used together for effect
  • Example: "Jumbo shrimp"
• Irony


  • A contrast between expectation and reality
  • Example: "The fire station burned down"
• Allusion


  • A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work
  • Example: "She had a smile like Mona Lisa"
• Euphemism


  • A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
  • Example: "He passed away" instead of "He died"
• Apostrophe


  • Addressing an absent or imaginary person or object as if they were present and able to respond
  • Example: "O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
• Paradox


  • A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or absurd but may actually express a deeper truth
  • Example: "Less is more"
• Assonance


  • Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words
  • Example: "The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains"
• Consonance


  • Repetition of consonant sounds within nearby words
  • Example: "The ship has sailed to the farthest shores"
• Synecdoche


  • A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole is used to represent a part
  • Example: "The word 'wheels' referring to a car"
• Figures of speech are essential elements of language, offering pathways to clarity, engagement, and expressiveness
• Figures of speech provide vivid imagery and comparisons that make complex ideas more accessible and memorable