Figure of speech:

Figure of speech , any intentional deviation from literal statement or common usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language. Forming an integral part of language, figures of speech are found in oral literatures as well as in polished poetry and prose and in everyday speech . Figures of speech are literary devices that are used to create a more imaginative and engaging way of speaking or writing. It include metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, irony and more. A figure of speech is a creative way of using language that goes beyond literal meaning . It makes ideas more vivid, engaging, and memorable through comparisons, exaggerations, or unusual meanings.