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A figure of speech is an ornamental or non-literal use of language to enhance meaning. It involves using words in a way that differs from their literal meaning. Common types of figures of speech include similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, irony, and imagery. Similes explicitly compare two unlike things using like or as. Metaphors implicitly identify two unlike subjects. Personification gives human qualities like life or intelligence to non-living objects. Alliteration repeats the same sounds
- Author
- Theresa Dayang
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- EN