figure of speech English

Meaning figure of speech meaning

What does figure of speech mean?

figure of speech

— noun (= trope) language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

Synonyms figure of speech synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as figure of speech?

figure of speech English » English

metaphor

image

trope

simile

figure

phrase

idiom

turn of speech

rhetorical flourish

qualification

poetical fancy

modifying

locution

it

form

expression

description

comparison

analogy

Topics figure of speech topics

What do people use figure of speech to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Make speech

Figurative

• What words refer to figurative speech?
  figurative not literal metaphorical figure of speech colorful language