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Figure of speech
Posted by Sakchi on May 29, 2021 at 11:41 amWhat is metaphor, simile , personification and alliteration ? Give examples while explaining .
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A figure of speech could be a word or phrase that possesses a separate which means from its literal definition. It will be a figure of speech or figure, designed to form a comparison. It will be the repetition of beginning rhyme or the exaggeration of figure of speech to produce a dramatic result.
Metaphor
A figure of speech makes a comparison between 2 not like things or concepts.
Examples include:
Heart of stone
Simile
A figure could be a comparison between 2 not like things mistreatment the words “like” or “as.”
Examples include:
As slippery as associate eel
Personification
Personification provides human qualities to non-living things or concepts.
Examples include:
The flowers nodded.
Alliteration
Alliteration is that the repetition of the start sounds of neighboring words.
Examples include:
She sells seashells.