* What are the different types of figure of speech?​

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Answer:

 term figure of speech covers a wide range of literary devices, techniques, and other forms of figurative language, a few of which include:

Simile.

Metaphor.

Personification.

Paradox.

Understatement.

Metonymy.

Apostrophe.

Hyperbole.

Answer:

Simile.

Metaphor.

Personification.

Paradox.

Understatement.

Metonymy.

Apostrophe.

Hyperbole.

Explanation:

Simile- A .figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

Metaphor- A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

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

Paradox- A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

Understatement- The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

Metonymy- The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.

Apostrophe- Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses someone (or something) that is not present or cannot respond in reality.

Hyperbole- Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.