Figure of Speech
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What Are We About?
Figure of Speech is a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage.
Types of Figure of Speech
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Hyperbole
- Alliteration
- Irony
- Onomatopoeia
Definition of Types of Figure Speech
- Simile- a comparison between two objects using words "like" or "as" (Possibly "seems" or "appears").
- Metaphor- is a comparison between two objects not using "like" or "as".
- Personification- when human characteristics are given to a non-human object.
- Hyperbole- an extreme exaggeration.
- Alliteration- using words that begin with the same sound.
- Irony- the use of the words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of it's literal meaning.
- Onomatopoeia- the word actually sounds like what it means.
Examples
Simile-
The girl's hair was as orange as the sun.
Metaphor-
He is the apple of my eye.
Personification-
The wind howled through the night.
Hyperbole-
I told you 50,000 times already!
Alliteration-
Raena Ran Really Rapid in the Running Race.
Irony-
The unsinkable Titanic sank.
Onomatopoeia-
Pow! Boom! Wow! Hiss!
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