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TYPES OF FIGURE OF SPEECH

PERSONIFICATION-This type of figure of speech is constructed by atributing certain human characteristics to otherwise inanimate objects

Example


 * wind is howling
 * opportunity knocked at her/his door
 * Time flies when you're having fun

SIMILE-Uses the words "like and" as" to compare things

Example


 * The night is like a big fat cat


 * Your teeth are like stars

MATAPHOR-This type of figure of speech is generally used by talking about to very different kinds of things that have common link. Hence, the action,feature or effect of the unralated thing can be applied to that of the related thing and imply a new meaning

Example


 * She is the apple of my eye
 * The sun is a creature of habit

IRONY-This to the expression of ones meaning by using langguage that normally signifies tje opposite typical for humurous or emphatic effect

Example


 * The dress will only look elegant if you will not wear it
 * The trip of our dreams was infact our worst nightmare

HYPERBOLE-This is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point

Example


 * Its so cold in here, im freezing


 * He is tall like a mountain