Figure of speech

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 A figure of speech is a rhetorical device or expression used to convey meaning or emphasis in a non-literal or imaginative way. It is often used to make language more vivid, persuasive, or impactful. Below are some common types of figures of speech with examples:


### 1. **Simile**

   - Compares two things using "like" or "as."

   - *Example*: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."


### 2. **Metaphor**

   - Compares two things directly without using "like" or "as."

   - *Example*: "Time is a thief."


### 3. **Personification**

   - Attributes human qualities to non-human objects or concepts.

   - *Example*: "The wind whispered through the trees."


### 4. **Hyperbole**

   - Exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

   - *Example*: "I’ve told you a million times."


### 5. **Alliteration**

   - Repeats the same initial consonant sounds in nearby words.

   - *Example*: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."


### 6. **Onomatopoeia**

   - Uses words that imitate sounds.

   - *Example*: "The bees buzzed in the garden."


### 7. **Oxymoron**

   - Combines contradictory terms.

   - *Example*: "Bittersweet memories."


### 8. **Irony**

   - Conveys a meaning opposite to the literal one.

   - *Example*: Saying "What a pleasant day" during a storm.


### 9. **Pun**

   - A play on words exploiting multiple meanings or similar sounds.

   - *Example*: "I’m reading a book on anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down."


### 10. **Synecdoche**

   - Uses a part to represent the whole or vice versa.

   - *Example*: "All hands on deck" (hands refer to sailors).


### 11. **Metonymy**

   - Substitutes a related term for the object or concept.

   - *Example*: "The crown" refers to the monarchy.


### 12. **Euphemism**

   - Replaces a harsh or direct term with a milder one.

   - *Example*: "Passed away" instead of "died."


### 13. **Anaphora**

   - Repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

   - *Example*: "I came, I saw, I conquered."


### 14. **Apostrophe**

   - Addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified object.

   - *Example*: "O Death, where is thy sting?"



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