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Explain Figure Of Speech​

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Explain Figures of Speech

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Some figures of speech described below are:

$\blue{\tt{Simile}}$

Pronounciation:

See-me-lee

Definition:

Simile refers to the phrases that uses comparison to describe.

Examples:

• She looks like you.
• The airplane makes noise like generator.

$\blue{\tt{Metaphor}}$

Pronounciation:

Met-aa-fur

Definition:

Metaphor is a statement where one thing is referred to another.

Examples:

• Life is a roller coaster.
• Lion is a dangerous animal.

$\blue{\tt{Personification}}$

Pronounciation:

Per-sonney-feak-ation

Definition:

Giving an object or animal human behavior is called personification.

Examples:

• Her heart danced when he walked in the room.
• The hair on his arms stood after my performance.

$\blue{\tt{Hyperbole}}$

Pronounciation:

Hyper-boul

Definition:

When we use language to exaggerate or extract what we mean or emphasize a point that is called Hyperbole.

Examples:

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
• She's as old as the hills.

$\blue{\tt{Synecdoche}}$

Pronounciation:

Sai-neck-dock

Definition:

A part of something is used to refer to its whole is called Synecdoche.

Examples:

• She showed off her new wheels.
• Check out my new wheels.

$\blue{\tt{Alliteration}}$

Pronunciation:

Allie-tera-tion

Definition:

When two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence is called Alliteration.

Examples:

• I need not your needs, They're needless to me.
• She sells seashells by the sea-shore.

$\blue{\tt{Irony}}$

Pronunciation:

Eye-runny

Definition:

The difference between what something appears to mean versus its literal meaning is called Irony.

Examples:

• A fire station burns down.
• A marriage counselor files for divorce.