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Literary devices/Figurative speech

  Literary devices/Figurative speech: What are literary devices? Literary devices are tools used by writers & poets to enhance their writing. They include a variety of techniques and structures that make  their work more meaningful, complex, and interesting. Moreover literary devices are also the part of 9th, and 10th Board Syllabus. Here is the list of Literary Devices   Similes Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Understatement Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia  Oxymoron Irony    Metonymy    Litotes    Euphemism    Consonance     Imagery    Apostrophe    Refrain     Enjambment     Rhyme  Repetition       Anaphora  Epistrophe  Paradox  Meter  Black Verse  Free Verse  Symbolism Pun 1. Similes: A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" to highlight a similarity between them. It is a direct comparison that helps to create vivid imagery, emphasize a point, or evoke a particular emotional response. Here are some