what is one word substitute for "figure of speech"?

Question

synonym for figure of speech.

Answer 1

there IS no synonym for 'figure of speech'
all the answers ppl have given you ARE figures of speech!

Answer 2

"Said" is an invisible word in the English language. You should be using substitutions for "said" as little as possible. It's okay to say "he said", "she said". Really, it is! Read something modern, say from Neil Gamain, Jeffrey Carver, or even Henry Kuttner, Ray Bradbury, etc. How many permutations of the word "said" do they use? How many good writers use permutations of the word "said" very often? Not many of them, not the good ones, anyway. No, what you need to do is go through your work and take out most of those substitutions. It's okay to leave some of them in there, but "said" is the best. Here are some substitutions for "said". Use sparingly. These are the ones you'll probably see most in literature: 1. Growled 2. Groaned 3. Sighed 4. Whispered 5. Laughed 6. Giggled 7. Whimpered 8. Roared 9. Bellowed 10. Screamed (and its various subs) These are permutations that you'll want to avoid at all costs--unless you have a d-n good reason for it: 1. Ejaculated 2. Apologized 3. Smiled (Seriously, I see this way too much) 4. Chirped 5. Any other goofy way of expressing the word "said" If you're using so many substitutions for the word "said" in your book, that tells me something. It tells me that you can't figure out how to express the emotions behind your characters' words without adding modifiers such as "laughed" or "roared". In sum, "said" is good. Dialogue tags as a whole should be there only to let the reader know who is speaking. Substitutions for "said" should be used sparingly, not at all, if you can help it. Good luck!

Answer 3

Rhetoric

Answer 4

Metaphor?

Answer 5

Slang.

Answer 6

Idiom

or colloquialism (if it is specific to a region)

Answer 7

trope, rhetoric or metaphor

Answer 8

matter of fact?

Answer 9

an idiom?

Answer 10

expression?