Figures of Speech
Abstract
Rhetoric can be seen as the art of language and life, which can help us understand more easily, exactly and
effectively. Besides, it can make our expressions more clear and vivid. In this paper, I mainly introduced such figures of speech
in detail as simile, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification, antonomasia, and synaesthesia.
effectively. Besides, it can make our expressions more clear and vivid. In this paper, I mainly introduced such figures of speech
in detail as simile, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification, antonomasia, and synaesthesia.
Keywords
Rhetoric; Figures of Speech; Simile; Metaphor; Metonymy; Synecdoche; Personification; Antonomasia; Synaesthesia
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v5i3.3425
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