figure of speech
intentional deviation from ordinary (literal) language, chosen to produce a rhetorical effect or for other purposes, such as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification or simile
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figure of speech
Summary
figure of speech ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- figure of speech is a type of literary technique[2].
- figure of speech's Commons category is recorded as Figures of speech[3].
- figure of speech's said to be the same as is recorded as stylistic device[4].
- figure of speech's said to be the same as is recorded as popular saying[5].
- figure of speech's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Figures of speech[6].
- figure of speech's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[7].
- figure of speech's studied by is recorded as rhetoric[8].
- figure of speech's model item is recorded as metaphor[9].
- figure of speech's model item is recorded as metonymy[10].
- figure of speech's model item is recorded as oxymoron[11].
- figure of speech's model item is recorded as hyperbole[12].
- figure of speech's model item is recorded as simile[13].
- figure of speech's model item is recorded as personification[14].
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Definition and Type
figure of speech is a type of literary technique[2].
Why It Matters
figure of speech ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]