English, 04.10.2021 03:00 reggiegilbert1995

Please, explain the types of some figures of speech

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Answer from: brilove47

Figures of Speech with Examples

Euphemism- He passed away in his sleep

Irony- Your hands are as clean as mud

Anaphora - Dr Martin Luther King Jr: “I Have a Dream” Speech

Apostrophe- Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are

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ALLITERATION

THIS IS A COMMON FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT INVOLVES USING

WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH SAME SOUND

ANAPHORA

THE FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT USES A SPECIFIC CLAUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SENTENCE

ASSONANCE

THIS IS A COMMON FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT FOCUSES ON THE VOWEL SOUND OF THE PHRASE

HYPERBOLE

THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH MAKES THINGS SEEM MUCH BIGGER THAN THEY REALLY WERE BY USING GRANDIOSE DISCRIPTION OF EVERY DAY THINGS.

IRONY

THE FIGURE OF SPEECH TRIES TO SE A WORD IN LITERAL SENSE

METAPHOR

IT COMPARES TWO THINGS THAT ARE NOT ALIKE AND FINDS SOMETHING ABOUT THEM TO MAKE THEM

ALIKE

SIMILE

TWO THINGS ARE COMPARED THAT ARE NOT REALLY SAME,BUT ARE USED TO MAKE POINT ABOUT EACH OTHER.

METONYMY

ONE WORD THAT HAD SIMILAR MEANING CAN BE USED FOR ANOTHER

ONOMATOPOEIA

SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE THE WORD ITSELF

PARADO

COMPLETELY CONTRADICTS ABOUT ITSELF IN THE SAME SENTENCE

PERSONIFICATION

WAY OF GIVING AN LIFELESS OBJECT THE QUALITIES OF LIVING THING

PUN

THE WORDS USES DIFFERENT SENSES OF THE WORD,DIFFERENT SOUNDS MAKE UP THE WORD TO CREATE SOMETHING FUN AND INTERESTING

UNDERSTATEMENT

SITUATION IN WHICH THE THING DISCUSSED IS MADE TO SEEM MUCH LESS IMPORTANT THAN IT REALLY IS.

SYNECDOCHE

ONE THING IS MEANT TO REPRESENTS THE WHOLE

ANTITHESIS

CONTRADICTION THAT PUTS TWO IDEAS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A BALANCED WAY

EUPHEMISM

WORDS THAT ARE USED TO SOFTEN MESSAGES

OXYMORON

THIS PUTS TWO WORDS TOGETHER THAT SEEM TO CONTRADICT EACH OTHER

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