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Figures Of Speech, Literary Terms

  1. Simile : -  Simile is a figure of Speech in which a comparison is made between two different objects which have at least one common point. eg : So, Like, As Use in sentence  i) Life is like a dream. ii) Her face is like a moon. 2. Metaphor : - A Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two different objects without using comparison words . Using word : i) Life is dream. ii) He is the star of the family. 3. Personification : - Personification is a figure of speech in which lifeless objects and abstract ideas are thought of as living beings. eg :  i) Love is blind. ii) The truth sets upon the lips of dying man. 4. Apostrophe : - Apostrophe is a direct address to the dead, to the absent and to the absent idea eg : Calling  O! , world o ! , Life o ! 5. Hyperbole : - Hyperbole is the figure of speech in which things or person are represented greater, better or worse than they actually are. eg : i) Their chief was mountain high. ii) S...