Figures of spech?

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Figures of spech?

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Figures of speech are language tools used to enhance the meaning and impact of words.

Simile - comparison using 'like' or 'as' (e.g. She sings like an angel)
Metaphor - implied comparison (e.g. He is a shining star)
Personification - giving human qualities to non-human things (e.g. The wind whispered in my ear)
Hyperbole - exaggeration for emphasis (e.g. I've told you a million times)
Alliteration - repetition of initial sounds (e.g. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
Onomatopoeia - words that sound like their meaning (e.g. buzz, hiss, sizzle)
Irony - saying the opposite of what is meant (e.g. It's a beautiful day when it's raining)
Oxymoron - two contradictory words used together (e.g. jumbo shrimp)
Assonance - repetition of vowel sounds (e.g. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain)

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