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LITERARY AND RHETORICAL DEVICES

 Literary and rhetorical devices are essential to effective writing and produce a specific effect. They add color, interest, and power to writing, making it more interesting and memorable. When used correctly, they can also make your point clear.  There are many different literary devices, and they can be used to achieve various effects from enhancing the plot to creating a more vivid description. Some devices are more commonly used than others, but each has the potential to create a powerful impact on the reader.   Some of the most commonly literary and rhetorical devices include alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion, and personification. These devices are often used to create vivid images in the reader's mind or to make the story more interesting. Other devices include irony, symbolism, and stream of consciousness. Each device can be used to convey a different message or emotion. These devices are often used to create a more poetic or expressive effect in the text. Other devices,

Figures of Speech

  Figures of speech (also known as rhetorical devices) are expressions or words that have a special meaning or effect beyond their literal meaning. Figures of speech often add colour, depth, and emphasis to writing. There are many different types of figures of speech, but they can generally be divided into three categories:  a. Similes and metaphors: These are comparisons between two things, using the words "like" or "as." For example, "My love for you is as strong as a rock." "Her thoughts in the morning are as tangled at her lain" "He burst out of the door like an explosion." A metaphor however compares two unlikely things or ideas without using "like" or "as"  b. Hyperbole: This is an extreme exaggeration, used for emphasis or to make a point Figures of speech make writing more interesting and can help to get a message across more clearly. They are often colourful expressions or comparisons that are not meant to b