Question

Point out the figures of speech used in the following (There may be two figures of speech in some of them) In the midst of life we are in death​

Answer 1

Explanation:

A figure of speech 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Figure of Speech is departure from the ordinary form of expression, or the ordinary course of ideas in order to produce a greater effect.

Figure-of-Speech may be classified as under:

1. Those based on resemblance

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Apostrophe

2. Those based on Contrast:

• Antithesis

• Epigram

3. Those based on Association:

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

4. Thos depending on Construction:

• Climax

• Anticlimax

Let us see one by one.

SIMILE:

In Simile, a comparison is made between two object of different kinds which have at least one point in common.

The Simile is introduced by the word ‘as…as’.

Examples:

• As active as quicksilver

• As afraid as a grasshopper

• As ageless as the sun

• As agile as a cat

• As agile as a monkey

• As alert as a bird

• As alike as two peas

• As alone as a leper

• As alone as Crusoe

• As ambitious as the devil

This Figure-of-Speech is widely used by us in our writings.

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