Figures of speech

 

Figures of speech use non-literal language for effect, with common examples including Simile ("as brave as a lion"), Metaphor ("Life is a rollercoaster"), Personification (the wind whispered), Hyperbole (I've told you a million times), Onomatopoeia (buzz, hiss, crash), and Alliteration (Peter Piper picked peppers). They add emphasis, imagery, and deeper meaning, making language more vivid and engaging. 

Common Figures of Speech & Examples: 

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  Simile:

  Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as". 

  • Example: "Her smile was as bright as the sun." 
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  Metaphor:

  Directly states one thing is another to suggest a similarity. 

  Example: "The world is a stage." 

Personification:
Gives human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or ideas. 
Example: "The flowers danced in the breeze." 
Hyperbole:
Extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect. 
Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." 

Onomatopoeia:
Words that imitate sounds. 
Example: "The bacon sizzled in the pan." 

Alliteration:
Repetition of the same initial consonant sound. 
Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." 

Irony:
Saying the opposite of what is meant, often for humor or emphasis. 
Example: A plumber's house having leaky pipes. 

Oxymoron:
Combines contradictory words. 
Example: "Deafening silence." 
Idiom:
A common phrase with a non-literal meaning. 
Example: "Kick the bucket" (to die) or "Feeling under the weather" (unwell).