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A figure of speech is a deviation from the ordinary use of words in order to increase their effectiveness. Basically, it is a figurative language that may consist of a single word or
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- Alliteration. Alliteration is the repeating of consonant sounds right next to each other, which creates a memorable or melodic effect. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
- Antithesis. Antithesis is a literary technique that places opposite things or ideas next to one another in order to draw out their contrast. Example: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .”
- Apostrophe. Apostrophe as a figure of speech is when a character addresses someone or something that isn’t present or cannot respond. The character might speak to someone deceased, an inanimate object, or a concept.
- Circumlocution. Circumlocution is the use of a purposely wordy description. You can think of it as talking in circles. Example: In the Harry Potter series, most characters don’t say Lord Voldemort’s name; instead, they use this circumlocution: “He Who Must Not Be Named.”
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A figure of speech is a literary device in which language is used in an unusual—or "figured"—way in order to produce a stylistic effect.
A figure of speech is a word or phrase that is used in a non-literal way to create an effect. This effect may be rhetorical as in the deliberate arrangement of words to achieve something poetic, or imagery as in the use of language to suggest a visual picture or make an idea more vivid.
These figures of speech allow the writers to convey ideas and imagery in an imaginative and unconventional way through comparisons, associations and plays on words. Some common examples include similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, oxymoron’s and alliteration.
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For each literary device or figure of speech, you will find a brief definition followed by a few examples. The list also contains examples and illustrations of less-known literary devices and figures of speech in English Literature.
