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.
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.