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Oct 23, 2003

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what are the kinds of figure of speech?

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RonBee

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Oct 28, 2003

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There is metaphor and there is simile. That's two.

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Oct 28, 2003

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pamela said:
what are the kinds of figure of speech?

:hi: Hi Pamela,

Have you looked at our glossary? https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary.html

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RonBee

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Oct 28, 2003

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Red5 said:
pamela said:

what are the kinds of figure of speech?

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:hi: Hi Pamela,

Have you looked at our glossary? https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary.html

Thanks, Red! I went there and I found some more. Another is hyperbole AKA exaggeration. Then there is its opposite: understatement.

Figure of Speech
https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/figure-of-speech.html

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