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FIGURES OF SPEECH- Adding Life to Literature Figurative language This is a writer's what a paintbrush is to an artist. That is, you can use it to take something simple or flat and transform it into something multi-dimensional. Figurative language has the ability to be more impactful than literal writing; it can expand readers' interpretations and broaden their imaginations.

HERE'S a list of figures of speech to be explored: SIMILES METAPHORS PERSONIFICATION ALLITERATION Examine the following link below, which will sensitize you about. ENJOY

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SIMILES A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes differ from metaphors by highlighting the similarities between two things through the use of words such as "like" and "as".

Examples of Similes The shirt is as white as snow. She can run as fast as a cheetah.

METAPHORS A metaphor is a figure of speech that, makes a comparison by directly referring to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas.

Examples of metaphors The shirt is snow. She is a cheetah.

PERSONIFICATION the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Examples of Personification The tree danced in the wind. The sun smiled with me.

ALLITERATION alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently.

Examples of Alliteration Bob bat the ball. Leon loves lollipop.