Analysis of Figures of Speech and Prose Characteristics
Figures of Speech
Metaphor
The substitution of one thing for another, implying a comparison between fundamentally unlike things. Example: ‘The pearls of your mouth’
Simile
An explicit comparison of two different things using ‘as’ or ‘like’. Example: ‘My love is like a red, red rose’
Metonymy
Substituting a word with another closely associated one (Inventor->Invention, Possessor->Possessed thing, Container->Contained thing, Instrument->Person). Examples: ‘He hit the bottle after his wife died’
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