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what do u mean by figure of speech?​

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Answered by vishal00778
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Figure of speech, any intentional deviation from literal statement or common usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language. Forming an integral part of language, figures of speech are found in oral literatures as well as in polished poetry and prose and in everyday speech.

Answered by Anonymous
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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.

Types of Figures of Speech

The term figure of speech covers a wide range of literary devices, techniques, and other forms of figurative language, a few of which include:

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Paradox

Understatement

Metonymy

Apostrophe

Hyperbole

Synecdoche

Irony

Pun

Euphemism

Epigram

Oxymoron

Antithesis

Litotes

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Circumlocution

Pleonasm

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