Figures of Speech

any intentional deviation from literal statement or common usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/art/figure-of-speech

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Irony
• Hyperbole
• Personification

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• https://literarydevices.net/figure-of-speech/

• Figurative Speech: pointing a poisoned arrow at the heart of semantics/ Stephen Barker/
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• The use of Figures of speech Print Ad Headlines/ James H. Leigh
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• Verbal and Nonverbal Methapor with children in counselling/ Gayle Chesley
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• Figurative Language, mental imagery, and Pragmatics
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• Speech and Wages/ Jeffrey Grogger
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• Understanding Similes/ Johnson Robin
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• Springteen on Springteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters/ Jeff Burger
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• The Free Speech Debate/ Justin Healey
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• The Young adult’s guide to public speaking: Tip, Tricks, & expert advice for delivering a great speech without being nervous/ Atlantic Publishing
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• Policy Debate: A guide for high and college debaters/ Shawn F. Briscoe
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• Schools Figures The Data Behind the Debate/ Hannah Skandera
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• Principles of Physiological Psychology with 105 Figures in the Text/ Wilhelm Wundt
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• Freedom of Expression and Defamation/ Tarlach McGonagle
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• Secret to planning the Perfect Speech for Arbitrators, Mediators and Conciliators, How to Plan to Give the Best Speech of your Life/ Dr. Jim Anderson
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• How to Create a Speech That Will be Remembered How to Create a Speech That Will Make Your Message Be Remembered Forever/ Dr. Jim Anderson
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• Renaissance Figures of Speech/ Melissa Hudler
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• Indecorous Thinking: Figures of Speech in Early Modern/ Natalya Din -Karuiki
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• A Comparative Study of the Figures of Speech between Top 50 English and Persian Pop song Lyrics/ Farshid Tayari
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• Figures of Speech/ W. Nick Hill
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• Correcting two Figures of Speech/ Johanna Keller
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