Common Figures of Speech in the English Language

A Figure of speech is a deviation from the ordinary use of words with aview to increasing their effect,Thus we can say,'Bring the mainstay here',We can also say,'Her son is her mainstay.'Here'mainstay'is used in afiguratine or non-literal sense and signifies'chief support'. Figures of speech are classified under three main heads.The mostimportant kinds of figures are given under each head for reference.