How many figures of speech? And What are these figures of speech?
It’s very confusing.. co’z if i search… theres too many of them and I only need the general ones….
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A figure of speech is usually some kind of metaphor that is widely used and understood.
Here are some good examples:
http://efl.htmlplanet.com/metaphors.htm
…and a longer article:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9069045/figure-of-speech
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A Figure of Speech is where a word or words are used to create an effect, but where they do not have their original or literal meaning.
If someone says that they are ‘starving’, they do not mean that they are in fact dying of hunger, but that they are very hungry. This is a simple example of a figure of speech, where the word is used to heighten or increase the state that they are describing. A metaphor or a simile are two of the most common forms used.
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/figure-of-speech.html
http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_idioms.html
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Quite a lot actually. Raining cats and dogs, six feet under, all sorts. Hee hee.
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