explan the figure of speech
Answers
A figure of speech is a departure from the ordinary form of expression,or the ordinary course of ideas in order to produce a greater effect
A figure of speech is a phrase or word having different meanings than its literal meanings
Types of figures of Speech
1. Personification
It occurs when a writer gives human traits to non-human or inanimate objects. It is similar to metaphors and similes that also use comparison between two objects.
EXAMPLE: “The wind howled as the storm grew stronger”. Here we have taken an object, the wind, and personified it as a living thing by claiming it howled
2 Simile
simile is a figure of speech that uses comparison. In a simile, we use two specific words “like” and “as” to compare two unlikely things, that actually have nothing in common.
EXAMPLE: “She is as brave as a lion”. Here you will notice a girl and her bravery are being compared to a lion.
3.Metaphor
A metaphor is a word or phrase used to show its similarity to another thing.
EXAMPLE: “Alex is a chicken”. Literally, this sounds so very absurd. But this is a metaphor which suggests that Alex is a coward, or frightened.
4. Hyperbole
We use hyperboles to emphasize the importance or the overstate something. This exaggerates claims and statements are never meant to be taken at their literal meaning.
"Since he has been away from home he has gotten as thin as a toothpick“. Obviously, he has not gotten as thin as a toothpick, we only exaggerate to emphasize on how thin he has become.
5.Onomatopeia
Onomatopeia refers to those words that imitate the sounds of an object or person.
EXAMPLE: “The bees buzzed around in the garden”. Here the word ‘buzzed’ is indicating the sound coming from the bees.