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    20 Important Figures of Speech
    20 Important Figures of Speech
    20 Important Figures of Speech
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    20 Important Figures of Speech

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    This guide is essential for anyone studying literature, especially poetry. Twenty Important Figures of Speech are explained clearly and in detail. The following are the unique features of this guide:
    •Clear explanations using both everyday examples and literary examples
    •Systematic and logical arrangement
    •Exercises to test understanding
    •Detailed Answers to Exercises
    •Most other Figures of Speech can be linked to these 20
    •Helpful Hints on how to memorize these Figures of Speech.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPervaiz Salik
    Release dateNov 6, 2019
    ISBN9780463375952
    20 Important Figures of Speech
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    Pervaiz Salik

    I have an honours degree in Mathematics from the Open University and taught in Scotland before gaining an M.A. in English Literature. I taught English to O Level International GCSE Cambridge students for 14 years in Pakistan and was Head of Department there. My Haiku on Cultural Diversity is published in UNESCO’S Cultural Report 2000. My story of Big Samson The Big Lion (in a much shorter form) was accepted for publication by Oxford University Press, but never published for technical reasons. Currently, I have published about 12 e-books on the teaching of English, novels, short stories and poetry. My Spelling book was ranked number 1 in its category on Amazon. My interests include chess, badminton, bridge and astronomy. (Pervaiz Salik)

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      20 Important Figures of Speech - Pervaiz Salik

      20 Important Figures of Speech

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      Pervaiz Salik

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only and may not be resold or copied in any form. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      Copyright © Pervaiz Salik (Second Edition 2019)

      Contents

      Chapter 1

      Exercise 1 on Figures of Speech

      Answers to Exercise 1

      Chapter 2

      Exercise 2 on Figures of Speech

      Answers to Exercise 2

      Chapter 3

      Exercise 3 on Figures of Speech

      Answers to Exercise 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 1

      Figures of Speech

      The first nine common figures of speech are presented and explained below.

      1. A Simile is a comparison of one thing with another which it resembles in one respect using as or like to make the comparison.

      Examples:

      (1) Your hands are as cold as ice.

      Comment:

      Hands are not like ice, but here they are similar to ice because they are both cold.

      (2) He fought like a lion.

      Comment:

      He is not a lion, nor does he look like one, but when fighting, he can be compared to a lion.

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