Description: Different Types of Figures of Speech
Figures of Speech
Simile
- A simile compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
- It is used to add emphasis or vividness to a description.
- Usage: As fast as a tiger
Metaphor
- A metaphor substitutes one thing for another while drawing a direct connection.
- It shows similarity or comparison between two objects.
- Usage: All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
Personification
- Personification attributes non-human entities human traits.
- Non-human entities can be anything, including things, animals, ideas, and concepts.
- Usage: The stars winked in the night sky.
Alliteration
- Alliteration is the deliberate reiteration of the first consonant of adjacent words in a sentence.
- It imparts a melodic, lyrical, or emotive effect to the writing.
- Usage: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Hyperbole
- Hyperboles are exaggerated assertions or statements.
- It gives the impression that something is far more amazing than it actually is.
- Usage: I walked a million miles to get here.
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