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Types of Figures of Speech Explained by mary is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Language uses figures of speech to communicate in more descriptive ways beyond literal meanings. Figures of speech compare two unlike things, using devices like similes, metaphors, personification and puns. Similes use "like" or "as" to draw comparisons, while metaphors state something is something else. Personification gives human traits to non-humans. Puns play on multiple meanings of words. Understanding figures of speech enhances communication.
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- mary
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