KNOWLEDGE: Figures of Speech

It refers to a deviation from the ordinary use of words in order to increase their effectiveness.

It is a figure of speech that illustrates words grammatical constructions or concepts are repeated in reverse order.

What figure of speech uses exaggerated statements (overstatement) or claims not to meant to be taken literally?

An ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary.

Figure of speech that shows repetition of the same similar consonant sounds usually in a poem.

The art of using mild words or phrase as substitute for another word which undesirable, direct, unpleasant or offensive.

Statement that looks illogical but quite logical and befitting if understood closely

Figurative Language wherein the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

An expression in which the author’s meaning is quite opposite from what is literary said.

The repetition of words or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases at beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.

It is a repetition of word /s/ or phrase at the end of the successive phrases, clauses or sentences.

A series of ideas arranged in order of increasing order of importance or forcefulness.

Figure of Speech shows the speakers speaks directly to something non-human or nonexistent. Addressing of a usually absent person or usually personafied thing rhetorically.

Two opposite ideas put together in a sentence to achieve contrasting effect.

Figurative language that demostrates thought provoking question rather than to generate an answer.