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Figure of Speech
A Figure of Speech is word or phrase that possesses a separate
meaning from literal definition. Its departure from the ordinary form of
expression to produce a better effect.
Main Figure of Speech
1. Simile: It is a figure of speech comparing to unlike things, always
introduced with the 'like' or 'as'
examples: * He run like Cheetah.
* He fight as brave as a Tiger.
* He eating like a Elephant.
* She sing as beautiful as a Cuckoo.
2. Metaphor : It is one of the figure of speech we directly compare
seemingly unrelated or non-similar subjects.
examples: * My teacher is an Angel.
* My son is Tiger.
* My hand is hammer.
3. Alliteration : It is usually repetition of initial or first consonant sounds in
two or more neighboring words or syllable.
example: * My dear deer is dear.
* Sheep should sleep in a shed.
* Little lara likes litchi.
* Kamran's kids kept playing.
* Sweet smell of success.
4. Hyperbole : This figure of speech use of exaggeration statement or to
create strong impression, but claims not meant taken literally.
example: * He is older than the mountain.
* I could drink a lake because; I am so thirsty.
5. Oxymoron : this figure of speech combines incongruous or contradictory
or mutually opposed terms.
example: * Living dead
* Dark light
* Pretty ugly
* Only choice
* Small crowd
6. personification : This is figure of speech human characteristic are
attribute to an abstract quality, animal or inanimate object.
example: * Lightning danced across the sky.
* Our alarm yells at the every early morning.
* The wind howled in the night.
7. Onomatopoeia : It is a Word that actually looks like a sound it makes and
we can almost hear those sounds as we read.
A word that sounds like what it describes.
Onomatopoeia : ‫یہ‬
‫ایک‬
‫ایسا‬
‫لفظ‬
‫ہے‬
‫جو‬
‫درحقیقت‬
‫اس‬
‫کی‬
‫آواز‬
‫کی‬
‫طرح‬
‫لگتا‬
‫ہے‬
‫اور‬
‫ہم‬
‫پڑھتے‬
‫ہی‬
‫ان‬
‫آوازوں‬
‫کو‬
ً‫ا‬‫تقریب‬
‫سن‬
‫سکتے‬
‫ہیں۔‬
example: * The bee buzzed.
* My phone rings.
* The wolf is howled.
8. Irony : This figure of speech is the use of words that mean by opposite of
that you really think especially in order to be funny.
example: * He's great singer who sings like a crow.
* He is a sprinter who run 2km per hour.
9. Assonance : Repeat the same vowel but start with different consonant
sound.
example: * I mad my way to the lake.
* How is your cow now.
10. Pun : pun is a joke based on the interplay homophones word with same
pronunciation or sound but different meanings and different letters.
example: * When two Orthopedist started a new surgery, it was a joint
operation.
* pilot has easy access to cloud storage.
11. Litotes : A negative expression with on affirmative sense.
example: * You are not a beauty queen.
* He is not starving.

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  • 1. Figure of Speech A Figure of Speech is word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from literal definition. Its departure from the ordinary form of expression to produce a better effect. Main Figure of Speech 1. Simile: It is a figure of speech comparing to unlike things, always introduced with the 'like' or 'as' examples: * He run like Cheetah. * He fight as brave as a Tiger. * He eating like a Elephant. * She sing as beautiful as a Cuckoo. 2. Metaphor : It is one of the figure of speech we directly compare seemingly unrelated or non-similar subjects. examples: * My teacher is an Angel. * My son is Tiger. * My hand is hammer. 3. Alliteration : It is usually repetition of initial or first consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllable. example: * My dear deer is dear. * Sheep should sleep in a shed. * Little lara likes litchi. * Kamran's kids kept playing.
  • 2. * Sweet smell of success. 4. Hyperbole : This figure of speech use of exaggeration statement or to create strong impression, but claims not meant taken literally. example: * He is older than the mountain. * I could drink a lake because; I am so thirsty. 5. Oxymoron : this figure of speech combines incongruous or contradictory or mutually opposed terms. example: * Living dead * Dark light * Pretty ugly * Only choice * Small crowd 6. personification : This is figure of speech human characteristic are attribute to an abstract quality, animal or inanimate object. example: * Lightning danced across the sky. * Our alarm yells at the every early morning. * The wind howled in the night. 7. Onomatopoeia : It is a Word that actually looks like a sound it makes and we can almost hear those sounds as we read. A word that sounds like what it describes.
  • 3. Onomatopoeia : ‫یہ‬ ‫ایک‬ ‫ایسا‬ ‫لفظ‬ ‫ہے‬ ‫جو‬ ‫درحقیقت‬ ‫اس‬ ‫کی‬ ‫آواز‬ ‫کی‬ ‫طرح‬ ‫لگتا‬ ‫ہے‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ہم‬ ‫پڑھتے‬ ‫ہی‬ ‫ان‬ ‫آوازوں‬ ‫کو‬ ً‫ا‬‫تقریب‬ ‫سن‬ ‫سکتے‬ ‫ہیں۔‬ example: * The bee buzzed. * My phone rings. * The wolf is howled. 8. Irony : This figure of speech is the use of words that mean by opposite of that you really think especially in order to be funny. example: * He's great singer who sings like a crow. * He is a sprinter who run 2km per hour. 9. Assonance : Repeat the same vowel but start with different consonant sound. example: * I mad my way to the lake. * How is your cow now.
  • 4. 10. Pun : pun is a joke based on the interplay homophones word with same pronunciation or sound but different meanings and different letters. example: * When two Orthopedist started a new surgery, it was a joint operation. * pilot has easy access to cloud storage. 11. Litotes : A negative expression with on affirmative sense. example: * You are not a beauty queen. * He is not starving.