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 تقریباً 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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