Figure of Speech You might have heard the expression “it’s a figure of speech,” but what does that really mean? A figure of speech is just that – figurative language. It might be words with a literal meaning, a certain arrangements of words, or a phrase with a meaning that is something entirely other than
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Literature In English, SS 1, Week 4 Topic: Literary Terms These are terms that we make use of when appreciating any literary work. They are tools for literary analysis. Literary Devices refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her messages in a simple manner to the readers.
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A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. Though there are hundreds of figures of speech, below are 20 of the most common figures. You will probably remember many of these terms from your English classes. Whether you are conscious of it or not,
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Oxymoron An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory words appear side by side but still involving a point. That is, two opposite words are placed side by side to bring out a point. Examples are act naturally, original copy, conspicuous absence, found missing, alone together, criminal justice, old news, peace force, even odds, awful good,
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Firstly, a Figure of Speech is a figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase. It can be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words e.g Simile, Oxymoron, Metonymy e.t.c. Simile A Simile is
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