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Part B -1 Figures of Speech - TNPSC General English Study Materials
Figures of Speech for TNPSC Exams
Alliteration
Repeating initial consonant sound in several words in same line
Allusion –
Indirect Reference to something (object, place, event, etc.,)
Simile –
Comparison between two objects - comparison words like, so, as,,, will be used
Metaphor –
Comparison between two objects - comparison words is not used
Personification –
Attributes life to non living objects
Oxymoron –
Using contradictory terms (opposite terms)
Onomatopoeia –
Words denoting the sound produced by an act, object, etc..,
Anaphora –
Using a pronoun like terms to denote something that already mentioned in the sentence
Ellipsis -
Omission of a part of sentence or word without altering the meaning
Rhyme Scheme -
Order of the words with similar sound
Rhyming Words –
Using words with similar sound
Repetition –
Repeating words or phrases in consecutive lines or same line
Apostrophe
Speaking to an imaginary object or person
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