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Figures of speech are special uses of language in which words are arranged or employed in ways that go beyond their ordinary, literal meanings. They make language more vivid, expressive, imaginative, persuasive and memorable. Writers, poets, dramatists, journalists and speakers use figures of speech to create pictures in the reader's mind, emphasise ideas, express emotions and give language rhythm and force. Below are twenty important figures of speech, explained individually with definitions, characteristics and comprehensive examples. --- 1. Simile A simile is a comparison between two different things that share a particular quality. The comparison is generally introduced by words such as “like,” “as,” “as...as,” “resembles,” etc. A simile does not say that one thing is another; it merely compares them. Examples He is as brave as a lion. Her face shone like the moon. The child ran like a deer. The water was as clear as crystal. The old man's voice was like the rus...