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This document defines and provides examples of various figures of speech. It begins by explaining that figures of speech depart from literal language and are often used for emphasis, freshness, expression, or clarity. It then defines and gives examples of common figures of speech like simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, idiom, oxymoron, palindrome, apostrophe, metonymy, synecdoche, irony, allusion, antithesis, and paradox. The document concludes with a test of knowledge
- Author
- Anne Danielle Detera
- Language
- EN