Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Figures of Speech in English 2.1 Figures of speech as techniques of figurative language in Communication 2.2 Definition of figure of speech 2.3 History and etymology of the term "figure" 2.4 Functions of figures of speech 2.5 Classification of figures of speech Chapter 3 Figures of Emotion 3.1 Aganactesis 3.1.1 Definition 3.1.2 Examples and illustrations 3.1.3 Discussion and summary 3.2 Asteismus 3.2.1 Definition 3.2.2 Examples and illustrations 3.2.3 Use of asteismus 3.2.4 Discussion and summary 3.3 Anamnesis 3.3.1 Definition 3.3.2 Examples and illustrations 3.3.3 Discussion and summary 3.4 Apostrophe 3.4.1 Definition 3.4.2 Examples and illustrations 3.4.3 Discussion and summary 3.5 Cacophony 3.5.1 Definition 3.5.2 Use of cacophony 3.5.3 Examples and illustrations 3.5.4 Discussion and summary 3.6 Ethopoeia 3.6.1 Definition 3.6.2 Examples and illustrations 3.6.3 Discussion and summary 3.7 Euche 3.7.1 Definition 3.7.2 Use of euche 3.7.3 Discussion and summary 3.8 Hypocatastasis 3.8.1 Definition 3.8.2 Difference between hypocatastasis and metaphor/smile/analogy 3.8.3 Use of hypocatastasis 3.8.4 Examples and illustrations 3.8.5 Discussion and summary …… Chapter 4 Figures of Excess and Superfluity Chapter 5 Figures of Falsehood Chapter 6 Figures of Grammar Chapter 7 Figures of Hidden Meaning Chapter 8 Conclusion Appendix References