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In order to depart from the ordinary form of expression or to produce a greater effect, a figure of speech is used. There are various figures of speech. 1. Simile:  a comparison between two different kinds of objects which however have one common point known as simile. For simile two words “Like” or “as” used. Examples: He is  like  a moon. He is  as  beautiful  as  the moon. He fought  like  a lion. 2. Metaphor:  To make a comparison between two different things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’ known as metaphor. Examples: He was a  lion  in the fight. The waves  thundered  on the shore. Revenge is a kind of  wild justice . Note:  Bold words are metaphors. 3. Personification:  in personification inanimate objects and abstract notion are spoken of as having life and intelligence. Examples: Laughter holding both her sides. Death lays his icy hands on kings. Curtains are danci...