A figure of speech is one method of using words out of their literal,or ordinary,sense in order to suggest a picture of image. Figuraive language gives the reader something to look at,touch or listen to and makes ideas concrete and vivid. Figures of speech imply or suggest rather than state directly what the writer intends to say. A fresh,apt figure of.speech, appears to the imagination,.creates mental pictures and makes the writing vivid, impressive and interesting. Figures of speech appear in all types of writing and in speech. Here are the figures of speech commonly used in writing.
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