Figure of Speech - Simplified!

Following are most used figure of speech examples. XAT gives enough emphasis on this topic so read it thoroughly. I am sure that you will not face any problem while answering questions on this topic.
Please note: These are not std. definition. I have simplified them in my own words.
simile: Expressing person, object like other person objectSimple rule to identify simile is the word Like & as.
For E.g.

1) He fought like a warrior

2) Tendulkar hit that ball like a bullet

3) He is as cool as cucumber
So, note the use of word Like, and you will note the simile

Metaphor: Expressing person, object as if it is the other object
For e.g.

1) He was the warrior in the war

Oxymoron: Expressing negative view in positive way.
For. e.g.

1) My cruel aunt is very kind

2) He was serious while laughing

Hyperbole: Expressing a thought, feeling, thing in an extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.
For e.g.

1) The ocean is dry, I can fill it with my tears

2) Don't make a storm in tea cup
Synechdoche: a part is used to represent the whole, the whole for a part, the specific for the general, the general for the specific, or the material for the thing made from it.
Now, forget the definition.
For e.g.

1)All hands at deck - This means, every member of the crew is at deck. Every member is expressed as All hands. That means, a part as a whole.
2) Give us this day our daily bread - Here you actually asking for meal that includes roti, sabji et al. But you are asking this part as a whole (whole in this case is bread)

I will post more FOS soon, so practice it guys and make sure that you get those 4-5 question in XAT in your kitti rightway