Can you give me 15 figure of speech?

Answer 1

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Definition

Example

metaphor

the substitution of a word for a word whose meaning is close to the original word

Poor broken glass, I often did behold/ In thy sweet semblance my old age new born...---The Rape of Lucrece,1758-59

metonymy

a noun is substituted for a noun in such a way that we substitute the cause of the thing of which we are speaking for the thing itself; this might be done in several ways: substituting the inventor for his invention, the container for the thing contained or vice versa, an author for his work, the sign for the thing signified, the cause for the effect or vice versa

I must comfort the weaker vessel, as doublet and hoseought to show itself courageous to petticoat.---As You Like It, 2.4.6

synecdoche

substitution of part for whole, genus for species, or vice versa

Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,/ And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?---Dr. Faustus, 12.80-81

irony

expressing a meaning directly contrary to that suggested by the words

He was no notorious malefactor, but he had been twice on the pillory, and once burnt in the hand for trifling oversights.---Direccions for Speech and Style

metalepsis

a double metonymy in which an effect is represented by a remote cause

Woe worth the mountain that the mast bear/ Which was the first causer of all my care (Medea cursing Jason).---The Arte of English Poesie, 183

paradox

a seemingly self contradictory statement, which yet is shown to be true

For what the waves could never wash away/ This proper youth has wasted in a day.---The Arte of English Poesie, 226

oxymoron

a condensed paradox at the level of a phrase

O modest wantons! wanton modesty!---The Rape of Lucrece, 401

anthimeria

the substitution of one part of speech for another; for instance, an adverb for a noun or a noun for an adverb

Lord Angelo dukes it well.---Measure for Measure, 3.2.100

litotes

deliberate understatement or denial of the contrary

He is no fool.---The Arte of English Poesie, 184

hyperbole

exaggerated or extravagant statement used to make a strong impression, but not intended to be taken literally

His legs bestrid the ocean, his rear'd arm/ Crested the world, his voice was propertied/ As all the tuned spheres...---Antony and Cleopatra, 5.2.82

Answer 2

19. Alliteration - A literary device that uses the same consonant sound at a close succession.

Example: She sells sea shells by the sea shore

Alliteration is particularly evident in our modern day lives as the shop houses and magazines do hire this device. For instance, "the coffee connoisseur, the coffee club, women's weekly etc."

18. Anaphora - a rhetorical device that repeats a certain expression in order to give emphasis

Examples:

An excerpt from The tyger by William Blake

And what shoulder, and what art

could twist the sinews of thy heart

And when thy heart began to beat,

what dread hand and what dread feet?

17. Autonomasia - a descriptive word or phrase is used to subsititute a person's proper name.

Example:

"The Iron lady" for Margaret thatcher

"The King of pop" for Micheal Jackson

"The Mahatma" for Mahatma Ghandhi

16. Circumlocution - the use of unnecessarily large number of words to express a simple idea. An ambiguous and round about form of speech.

Example: " The square looking bulky black box" to describe a television set.

15. Irony - an incongruity present between what is expressed and what is intended, or between an expectation of a reality and what actually happens. The literal truth is incongruent to the reality.

It's such an irony that she is at the checkpoint but the immigrations refuse to let her in the country.

It's ironic that the charming guys in school turned out to be gays.

14. Onomatopoeia - a poetic device whereby the words are sounds made by things/animals they represent.

Example: Hiss for snakes, Oink for pigs, Quack for ducks, buzz of bees etc.

13. Simile - is the comparison with two different things often using 'like' or 'as'

Example: She eats like an ant.

as regular as a clock, as cunning as a fox, as slow as sloth etc.

12. Metaphor - one word is treated as being equal to another. It carries a step further than what a simile does.

Dead metaphors are metaphors that are so common they are usually unnoticed. Examples: to catch a cold, to run a program, to grasp a concept etc.

11. Allegory - an extended metaphor whereby one story consists of two meanings; one literal and another symbolic.

10. Allusion - a brief reference to a literary work, event or person either directly or by implication.

9. Analogy -to compare two things which are rather unlike and try to point out the similarities between them

8. Antithesis - an obvious contrast in expression

Examples: "Actions, not words"

"Read, not sleep"

7. gemination - doubling, duplication of words or phrases

6. hyperbole - when a speech is exaggerated

Examples: "I can eat a horse" when the person means that he is very hungry.

"I am flooded with work" when the person means that he has a lot to do.

"I've told you a million times" when the person means many times.

5. malapropism - the unintentional misuse of words by a speaker because of the words sounding similar

Example: Keep numb about the matter (Keep mum about it)

"It's not the heat, it's the humility" (humidity)

"Lorraine, my density has brought me to you." "Yes, George, you are my density" (destiny). - George Mc Fly, back to the Future

4. Metonymy - is to substitute a name for word closely associate with the word

Example: He loves his bed. ( He loves to sleep)

The pen is mightier than the sword. (literary power is superior to military force)

Blood is thicker than water (relationship between relatives are stronger than other relations establish elsewhere)

List of metonyms

3. Oxymoron - two contradictory terms conjoined to form a phrase

Examples: deafening silence, bitter sweet, smelly fragrance, wicked awesome (slang)

Inadvertent oxymorons are caused by unintentional errors or sloppiness in our language but has been made common in our everyday speech.

Examples: original copy, extremely average, objective opinion

2. Spoonerism - is a deliberate error made by the speaker by changing a morpheme, consonant or vowel of a word.

Example: "That must be a blushing crow for them" ( A crushing blow)

" Is the cable teen?" ( Is the table clean?)

1. Sarcasm - is a form of humor that uses sharp cutting remarks intended to mock or ridicule others

Example: When you made the most silly mistake ever, your friend says to you "Good job."

"oh very funny, haha" when you don't mean it.

Answer 3

A figure of speech is using words that have a different meaning but make sense. Since there are many more that 50, it would be better to search for the kind you are looking for.

Answer 4

There are a ton of figures of speech. One example is when someone tells another person to break their leg when performing because they actually wish them good luck.

Answer 5

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Antithesis.