figure of speech

intentional deviation from ordinary (literal) language, chosen to produce a rhetorical effect or for other purposes, such as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification or simile

en-GB/ˈfɪɡə əv ˈspiːt͡ʃ/
en-US/ˈfɪɡjɚ ʌv ˈspit͡ʃ/

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literary technique