Figures of speech

Figures of
Speech
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Figures of Speech
(definition)
A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that
intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal
meaningto produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally,
aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). In the distinction between literal and
figurative language, figures of speech constitute the latter. Figures of
speech are traditionally classified into schemes, which vary the ordinary
sequence of words, and tropes, where words carry a meaning other than
what they ordinarily signify.

An example of a scheme is a polysyndeton: the
repetition of a conjunction before every
element in a list, whereas the conjunction
typically would appear only before the last
element, as in "Lions and tigers and bears, oh
my!"—emphasizing the danger and number of
animals more than the prosaic wording with
only the second "and". An example of a trope is
the metaphor, describing one thing as
something it clearly is not, as a way to illustrate
by comparison, as in "All the world's a stage."

What is a figure of speech?
A figure of speech is a phrase that has an implied meaning
and should not be taken at face value. This means that the
real meaning of such a phrase differs from its literal
meaning.
Since most figures of speech are used widely in common
parlance, native English language speakers are quite
familiar with them. However, if you are not a native English
speaker, or if you are one and wish to learn more about
your language, then you have come to the right place!

Examples of Figures of
Speech in Literature
In William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Shakespeare creates an extended metaphor in order to draw similarities
between plays on a stage and real life, emphasizing that nothing can be done without some level of outside scrutiny
and/or interest. Because of this, everyone is just performing in their own way.
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages

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