@aspirant809: 📚 ENGLISH GRAMMAR SERIES FIGURES OF SPEECH Literary Devices Every CSS & PMS Aspirant Should Know Figures of speech make language more expressive, persuasive, and memorable. They are frequently used in literature, speeches, essays, and everyday communication. 1. Simile A comparison using "like" or "as". 📝 He is as brave as a lion. 2. Metaphor A direct comparison without using like or as. 📝 Time is money. 3. Personification Giving human qualities to non-human things. 📝 The wind whispered through the trees. 4. Hyperbole An intentional exaggeration. 📝 I have told you a thousand times. 5. Alliteration Repetition of the same consonant sound. 📝 She sells seashells by the seashore. 6. Irony When reality is opposite to expectations. 📝 A fire station burns down. 7. Oxymoron Two contradictory words used together. 📝 Deafening silence 8. Pun A play on words for humor or effect. 📝 A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. 9. Euphemism A mild expression replacing a harsh one. 📝 He passed away. (instead of died) 10. Onomatopoeia Words that imitate sounds. 📝 Buzz, bang, hiss, splash 11. Antithesis Contrasting ideas placed together. 📝 United we stand, divided we fall. 12. Apostrophe Addressing an absent person or thing. 📝 O Death, where is thy sting? 13. Metonymy Replacing a thing with something closely related. 📝 The White House announced new policies. 14. Synecdoche A part represents the whole. 📝 All hands on deck. 15. Litotes Understatement using negation. 📝 He is not a bad student. Why Are Figures of Speech Important? ✔ Improve writing style ✔ Strengthen essays and precis ✔ Enhance comprehension skills ✔ Frequently tested in CSS, PMS, FPSC, SPSC, PPSC, and teaching exams Most Important for Exams ⭐ Simile ⭐ Metaphor ⭐ Personification ⭐ Hyperbole ⭐ Irony ⭐ Alliteration ⭐ Oxymoron ⭐ Euphemism ⭐ Pun ⭐ Onomatopoeia Quick Exam Question What's the difference between a Simile and a Metaphor? ✔ Simile uses like or as ✔ Metaphor makes a direct comparison Example: Simile: He is like a lion. Metaphor: He is a lion. Quote "Language is the dress of thought, and figures of speech are its ornaments." #FiguresOfSpeech #EnglishGrammar #CSSPreparation #PMSPreparation #EnglishEssay

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