Definitions
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Figure Of Speech.
Figure Of Speech - as a noun
Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
figureimagetropeHypernyms (Closely Related)
rhetorical deviceHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"Simile is a common figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'."
"Metaphor is another figure of speech that describes one thing in terms of another unrelated thing."
"Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects or animals."
"Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect."
"Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds and is often used as a figure of speech."
