Figures of speech

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Figure of Speech  
is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition
METAPHOR  
Comparison made between 2 different things which share something in common
METAPHOR 
the recent typhoon as a monster
METONYMY  
describe something in an indirect Manner
METONYMY  
I remain loyal to the crown ( king )
ONOMATOPOEIA  
resembles the sound it is describing
ONOMATOPOEIA  
my watch ticks loudly
OXYMORON  
two words in a phrase contradict one another
OXYMORON  
the girl next door is pretty ugly
PARADOX  
statement which contradicts itself
PARADOX  
deep down Anna is really shallow
PERSONIFICATION  
object which is not alive is given human qualities
PERSONIFICATION  
my car is a real beauty
PUN 
play on words to give a different sense to the sentence or to add a double meaning
PUN  
I like kids, but i couldn't eat a one
SIMILE 
compares something to something else using the word like or as
SIMILE 
Her hair was as golden as the sun
SYNECDOCHE  
only part of something is expressed to relate to the whole
SYNECDOCHE  
He has just got some new wheel ( new car)
UNDERSTATEMENT  
made to be less important
UNDERSTATEMENT  
I only have two million dollars
ALLITERATION  
repetition of sound within a phrase or sentence
ALLITERATION  
she sells seashells on the seashore
ANAPHORA 
Words is repeated multiple times
ANAPHORA  
he had one banana one carrots one potato
ASSONANCE  
similarity in sound between vowels
ASSONANCE  
how now brown cow
EUPHEMISM  
replacement of a phrase which might be deemed offensive
EUPHEMISM  
he passed away
HYPERBOLE  
exaggeration to add more dramatic meaning
HYPERBOLE  
my bag weighs a ton
IRONY 
exact opposite meaning of what is literally being said
IRONY 
the fire station burnt to the ground
LITOTES  
Ironic understatement/ affirmative
LITOTES  
the dress is not too bad
APOSTROPHE  
speaking to an object that is not alive
APOSTROPHE  
come on trousers, you have to fit me