All Figures of Speech

1. Alliteration- Beginning sound of words get repeated.

Ex. Life is Queer with its twists and turns.
Ex. Stars danced in the sky.

2. Repetition-  Same words get repeated 
Ex. Small, Small moons of light.
Ex. Many times ,Many many times.

3. Simile- Direct comparison of two things by using so, as and like- these words
Ex. Rajesh fought like a lion.
Ex. She is as beautiful as rose.

4. Metaphor- Indirect comparison of two things.
Ex. Rajesh was Lion in fighing.
Ex. She is Rose.

5.Antithesis- Opposite words ,ideas are used in the line.
Ex. When the funds are low and the debts are high.
Ex. It may be near when it seems afar.

6.Oxymoron- Association of two opposite words.
Ex. Soft and thick the snow lay
Ex. He worked Day and Night.

7. Metonymy-  Substitute word is used 
Ex. We read Shakespeare.( Literature of Shakespeare)
Ex. The world won’t care about old defeats.( Past failures.)

8. Synecdoche- A part stands for whole thing or whole thing point out a part.
Ex. All brains can not solve this problem.(A part Brain-{intelligent people} stands for whole)
Ex. India won the world cup against west Indies ( Whole thing-{India }stands for a part- 11 players)

9.Paradox- Outwardly the sentence looks meaningless and contradictory but it holds true meanings. 
Ex. My slate remains blank in spite of writing.( I couldn’t get the knowledge instead of lot of
Experience)
Ex. We, heroes and poor devils.( We human beings are mixture of good and bad things)

10. Tautology – Two different words convey same meanings.
Ex. I want to hear fairy tells and stories from him.(Tells and Stories are having same meanings)
Ex. She is smart, intelligent and brainy.( Smart, Intelligent and brainy are having same meanings)

11. Climax-  Ideas are arranged in ascending(123)order.
Ex. He came, he saw and he conquered.
Ex. We lost our umbrella, our roof and our Mother

12. Anti-climax- Ideas are arranged in descending(321)order.
Ex. We lost our Mother, our roof and our Umbrella.
Ex. He conquered , he saw and he came.

13. Inversion-words are not in correct grammatical order.
Ex. Rose I like most.( I like Rose most)
Ex. Soft and thick the snow lay.(The snow lay soft and thick)

14. Personification-  Human qualities are given to inanimate object and other live things.
Ex. Elephant was dancing.(To dance is human quality)
Ex. Table was smiling.( To smile is human quality)

15. Hyperbole- It is an overstatement.
Ex. I can hold elephant in my hand.
Ex. I can fight with tiger barehand.

16. Irony-Things are conveyed but the meanings are totally opposite.
Ex. You are very very intelligent.( Mad)
Ex. Do you think you are smart enough?( Not smart )

17. Transferred Epithet- Adjective(epithet) is transferred from its proper place-Noun.
Ex. He passed sleepless night.( Night is not sleepless but he himself)
Ex. She found eager ears.(Ears are not eager but the people who hears her were eager.)

18. Pun-one same word displays two different meanings.
Ex. She shifts in her flat and she became flat.( Flat- block in apartment, Flat- emotionless)
Ex. He had two pages but can not read the two pages of book.( Pages- boys, Pages- books pages)

19.Onomatopoeia- Words itself convey the real sound of the things.
Ex. Rustling of leaves.
Ex. Ringing bell.

20. Exclamation- All types of emotions are expressed in it.
Ex. How beautiful this picture is! ( Happiness)
Ex. Oh! We lost the match.(Sadness)

21. Apostrophe-The inanimate object which is not present is addressed in it.
Ex. Oh Death where are you?
Ex. O Moon give me a basketful of moonlight.

22. Refrain- In it a line is repeatedly used 2-3 times.
Ex. You may be the person I am looking for.
You may be the person I am looking for.

23. Litotes-  Negative sentence gives positive sense
Ex. If you pledge not to be obstinate any more