Figure of Speech Explanation, Schemes and Mind Maps of English

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FIGURE OF SPEECH

A figure of speech is a

departure from the ordinary

form of expression or the

ordinary course of ideas in

order to produce a greater

effect.

2. Oxymoron

It is deliberate combination of two

words that seem to mean the opposite

of each other.

1. My life is an open secret.

2. She is the wisest fool.

3. Life is full of aching joys.

3. Simile

It is a direct comparison between

two different objects, things, etc.

using ‘as’, ‘like’, ‘so’.

1. He is as brave as lion.

2. The room is as hot as furnace.

3. Life is as tedious as a twice-told

tale.

5. Alliteration

In this figure of speech ‘a letter’ is

repeated.

• (^) First letter of a word is repeated. 1. F our f ools f ell in a f ountain.

1. Over the w aiting w aves, there is a w arning
2. The b lack sky was b laring to b urn b lue.

6. Repetition

In this figure of speech a word, a phrase

etc. is repeated. 1. Two and two make four. 2. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea. 3. So little they rose, so little they fell.

8. Euphemism

When a sentence expresses an

unpleasant event, idea, etc. in less unpleasant manner, it is Euphemism. 1. He passed away. (dead)

1. After my departure , I shall always be remembered. (Death)

9. Onomatopoeia

It is a figure of speech in which the sound

suggests its sense and meaning. In this figure of speech, sound plays the most important role.

1. The Aeroplane is zooming in the sky.
2. The open window shuts with a bang.
3. It’s time for jingle-tinkle.
4. The loose house sheet clatter and clang.

11. Transferred Epithet

• (^) In this figure of speech human feeling is transferred to non-human or non-living thing or inanimate object.

1. Devdutta shot a cruel arrow. (Devdutta’s cruelty is transferred to arrow.)
2. The night was sleepless for him. (His sleeplessness is transferred to the night)

12. Apostrophe

• (^) An apostrophe is a direct address to the dead, to the absent or to a personified object or idea.

1. O God! Please help me.
2. O Liberty! What crimes have been committed in your name?
3. O Life! I shall find you somewhere.
4. O God! Guide us towards our destination.