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Figures of Speech Figures Of Speech In English Stylistics Euphemism The use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones. In old Greek, ‘eu’ means ‘well’ or ‘sounding well’; ‘pheme’ means speech(说话). Euphemism Definition: to talk about unpleasant things in a pleasant way. Under the weather. Social disease Hard of hearing Join one’s ancestors Wash one’s hands Euphemism Diseases Look off colour Under the weather Not all there Long illness Social diseases Euphemism Disability Disabled Handicapped Inconvenienced Visually retarded Euphemism Age Advanced in age Past one’s prime Feel one’s age Golden age Senior citizen The longer living Euphemism Death Go west At rest Asleep Return to dust Run one’s races Euphemism Parts of body In one’s birthday suit Globes, apples, curves, charms(breast) Pass air, make a noise Relieve oneself Go get some fresh air Hyperbole/Overstatement An exaggerated or extravagant statement used as a figure of speech (American Heritage Dictionary) Exaggeration for effect, not meant to be taken literally… (The Webster’s New World Dictionary) Extravagant exaggeration (The Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary) Hyperbole/Overstatement Function: exaggerate the tone Compare: He ran down the avenue, making a loud noise. He ran down the avenue, making a noise like ten horses at a gallop. HyperboleOverstatement One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. It’s a crime to stay inside on such a beautiful day. The most effective water power in the world– women’s tears As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I, And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry, ? Till a’ the sea gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun! And I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run. It is quite obvious that all the seas will never become dry and the rocks will