Figures of Speech || Definition & Example || Ajay Shukla

Figures of Speech

A figures of speech is a departure from the ordinary form of expression or the ordinary course of ideas in order to produce a greater effect.

         There are only seven types of figures of speech in the syllabus of intermediate.

1.SIMILE

• In a simile, a comparison is made between two objects of different which at least one point in common.
• In a simile, words of comparison as, so, or like are used.

Example:-

1. She is as firm as a rock.
2. Life is like a dream.
3. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.
4. She shall be sportive as the fawn.
5. I wandered lonely as a cloud.
6. Rana Pratap was like a lion.
7. She is lovely like a rose.

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 Changing in Pronoun

Dear reader, While changing direct to speech, we face great difficulties in changing the pronoun. Always remember that :- 

• Only the pronoun of the first person and the second person and the words related to them change.
• Third-person pronouns will never change.
• Only change Pronouns that are inside the quotation mark.

Rule No. 1 :- 

The first person pronouns of reported speech (I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours) change according to person, number, and gender of the Subject of Reporting verb.

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👉Changing in Verb👈

👉Rule No. 2 :  If the Reporting Verb is in the past tense and the verb of the Reported Speech changes in the following way.[यदि Reporting Verb भूतकाल (past  tense ) में हो तथा Reported Speech की क्रिया को निन्मलिखित प्रकार से बदलते है। ] :-

QUIZ -1

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 Direct and Indirect Narration

Direct Speech : When we talk among ourselves, at least two men are required, one person who speaks, that is 'speaker' and the other person hears the speaker means 'listener'. In the English language, when the words told by the speaker are written as it is, called direct speech or direct narration[जब हम आपस में बात करते हैं, तो कम से कम दो लोगों की आवश्यकता होती है, एक व्यक्ति जो बोलता है, वह है 'स्पीकर' और दूसरा व्यक्ति जो सुनता है,  अर्थात  'श्रोता'। अंग्रेजी भाषा में, जब वक्ता द्वारा बताए गए शब्दों को ज्यों का त्यों लिखा जाता है, तो इसे Direct Speech  या Direct narration  कहा जाता है।].Example :

• Ram said to Raman, "I am not your friend."

• Seeta said, "I am very happy today."