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Figures of Speech
Examples:
God deliver me from fools.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
6. Irony it is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event characterized by an
incongruity, or contrast, between what the expectations of a situation are.
Examples:
A person who claims to be a vegan and avoids meat but will eat a slice of
pepperoni pizza because they are hungry.
A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
7. Metonymy it is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is called not by its
own name but rather by the name of something associated in meaning with that thing
or concept.
Examples:
The pen is mightier than the sword.
To fish pearls.
8. Synecdoche it is a type of trope, which is a figure of speech. When used in
literature, a synecdoche will add to the visual imagery of the passage and enhance the
readers experience.
Example:
Music is my bread and butter.
He is the breadwinner.
9. Euphemism - is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that
may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant.
Examples: