on Just Publishing Advice:
We use many types of figures of speech almost every day
The English language is rich with figurative language.
Rhetorical devices use a word or phrase to create an implied comparison. A common figure of speech often uses an inanimate object to give a figurative instead of a literal meaning.
I am sure you know the expression, “All the world’s a stage” by William Shakespeare.
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