Question

Explain the different types of figures of speech ?

Answer 1

ALLITERATION
THIS IS A COMMON FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT INVOLVES USING
WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH SAME SOUND
ANAPHORA
THE FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT USES A SPECIFIC CLAUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SENTENCE
ASSONANCE
THIS IS A COMMON FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT FOCUSES ON THE VOWEL SOUND OF THE PHRASE
HYPERBOLE
THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH MAKES THINGS SEEM MUCH BIGGER THAN THEY REALLY WERE BY USING GRANDIOSE DISCRIPTION OF EVERY DAY THINGS.
IRONY
THE FIGURE OF SPEECH TRIES TO SE A WORD IN LITERAL SENSE
METAPHOR
IT COMPARES TWO THINGS THAT ARE NOT ALIKE AND FINDS SOMETHING ABOUT THEM TO MAKE THEM ALIKE
SIMILE
TWO THINGS ARE COMPARED THAT ARE NOT REALLY SAME,BUT ARE USED TO MAKE POINT ABOUT EACH OTHER.
METONYMY
ONE WORD THAT HAD SIMILAR MEANING CAN BE USED FOR ANOTHER
ONOMATOPOEIA
SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE THE WORD ITSELF
PARADOX
COMPLETELY CONTRADICTS ABOUT ITSELF IN THE SAME SENTENCE
PERSONIFICATION
WAY OF GIVING AN LIFELESS OBJECT THE QUALITIES OF LIVING THING
PUN
THE WORDS USES DIFFERENT SENSES OF THE WORD,DIFFERENT SOUNDS MAKE UP THE WORD TO CREATE SOMETHING FUN AND INTERESTING
UNDERSTATEMENT
SITUATION IN WHICH THE THING DISCUSSED IS MADE TO SEEM MUCH LESS IMPORTANT THAN IT REALLY IS.
SYNECDOCHE
ONE THING IS MEANT TO REPRESENTS THE WHOLE
ANTITHESIS
CONTRADICTION THAT PUTS TWO IDEAS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A BALANCED WAY
EUPHEMISM
WORDS THAT ARE USED TO SOFTEN MESSAGES
OXYMORON
THIS PUTS TWO WORDS TOGETHER THAT SEEM TO CONTRADICT EACH OTHER