This document discusses 7 different figures of speech used in literature and poetry: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, oxymoron, anaphora, and apostrophe. It provides examples and definitions of each figure of speech. Similes compare two unlike objects using "like" or "as". Metaphors make comparisons without using "like" or "as". Personification gives human traits to non-human or inanimate objects. Hyperbole involves deliberate exaggeration. Oxymorons use contradictory terms. Anaphora repeats words or phrases at the beginning. Apostrophe directly addresses absent or non-existent people or things. These figures of speech enhance writing by presenting ideas beyond literal meanings.