how many parts of figure of Speech ?
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Some common figures of speech are alliteration, anaphora, antimetabole, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, hyperbole, irony, metonymy, onomatopoeia, paradox, personification, pun, simile, synecdoche, and understatement.
is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition. It can be a metaphor or simile, designed to make a comparison. It can be the repetition of alliteration or the exaggeration of hyperbole to provide a dramatic effect.
In truth, there are a wealth of these literary tools in the English language. But, let's start out by exploring some of the most common figure of speech examples.
Figures of Speech
Figures of speech lend themselves particularly well to literature and poetry. They also pack a punch in speeches and movie lines. Indeed, these tools abound in nearly every corner of life. Let's start with one of the more lyrical devices, alliteration.
Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words. Examples include:
She sells seashells.Walter wondered where Winnie was.
Blue baby bonnets bobbed through the bayou.
Nick needed new notebooks.
Fred fried frogs' legs on Friday.
Anaphora
Anaphora is a technique where several phrases or verses begin with the same word or words. Examples include:
I came, I saw, I conquered. - Julius Caesar
Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! - King John II, William Shakespeare
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. - A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right. - Abraham Lincoln
We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end... we shall never surrender. - Winston Churchill
Assonance
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds (not just letters) in words that are close together. The sounds don't have to be at the beginning of the word. Examples include:
A - For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore. (Poe)
E - Therefore, all seasons shall be sweet to thee. (Coleridge)
I - From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire. (Frost)
O - Oh hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. (Wordsworth)
U - Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain (Poe)
Euphemism
Euphemism is a mild, indirect, or vague term that often substitutes a harsh, blunt, or offensive term. Examples include:
'A little thin on top' instead of 'going bald.'
'Fell of the back of a truck' instead of 'stolen.'
'Letting you go' instead of 'firing you.'
'Passed away' instead of 'died.'
'Economical with the truth' instead of 'liar.'
Hyperbole
Hyperbole uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect. Examples include:
I've told you to stop a thousand times.
That must have cost a billion dollars.
I could do this forever.
She's older than dirt.
Everybody knows that.
Irony
Irony occurs when there's a marked contrast between what is said and what is meant, or between appearance and reality. Examples include:
"How nice!" she said, when I told her I had to work all weekend. (Verbal irony)
A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking tickets. (Situational irony)
The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its first voyage. (Situational irony)
Metaphor
A metaphor makes a comparison between two unlike things or ideas. Examples include:
Heart of stone
Time is money
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the term for a word that sounds like what it is describing. Examples include:
Whoosh
Splat
Oxymoron
An oxymoron is two contradictory terms used together. Examples include:
Peace force
Kosher ham
Personification
Personification gives human qualities to non-living things or ideas. Examples include:
The flowers nodded.
Simile
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." Examples include:
As slippery as an eel
Synecdoche
Synecdoche occurs when a part is represented by the whole or, conversely, the whole is represented by the part. Examples include:
Wheels - a car
The police - one policeman
Understatement
An understatement occurs when something is said to make something appear less important or less serious. Examples include:
It's just a scratch - referring to a large dent.
Answer:
Explanation:
FIGURE OF SPEECH ;
A FIGURE OF SPEECH or RHETORICAL FIGURE is figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase. It can be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words.
Here are some special FIGURES OF SPEECH explained by me in easy language.
◆ ANTACLASM
Definition :- It is a special form of Pun in which a word or a phrase is used two times in a sentence having different meanings.
Example :-
• I put out light, I put out the light.
(Here first 'put out light' means 'extinguished the light' and second 'put out the light' means 'killed someone')
◆ EPISTROPHE/EPIPHORA
Definition:- Repetition of a phrase or a part at the end of the lines at the regular interval is called 'Epistrophe' or 'Epiphora'.
Example:-
• Democracy is the rule of people, rule by people, rule for the people.
◆ ZEUGMA/SYLLEPSIS
Definition:- One grammatical construction do the function for two is called 'Zeugma' or 'Syllepsis'.
Example :-
• Thou take sometimes counsel, and sometimes tea.
• He does his own work and I mine.
(I do my own work)
◆ MERISM
Definition:- Traditional/ conventional idioms/ phrases having the words/ parts and represent 'everything' or 'whole'.
Examples:-
• Youth and age = every person
• Lock, stock and barrel = everything
◆ SYNDETONE :- Coordinators are mentioned.
ASYNDETONE :- Coordinators are omitted by ,(comma).
Examples:-
• Mohan and Sohan and Rohan are friends. (SYNDETONE)
• Mohan, Sohan, Rohan are friends. (ASYNDETONE)
• I came, I saw, I conquered. (ASYNDETONE , also CLIMAX)
◆ PERIPHRASIS
Definition :- Use of round about words for a simple idea is called 'Periphrasis'. It was a common device used by Neo- Classical poets.
Examples:-
• Feathered creature = bird
• Saline water = sea / tear
• Foamy waves = sea
◆ ANAPHORA :- Backward reference
◆ CATAPHORA :- Forward reference