Orig figurative

• A simile is a comparison between two unlike things

  using the words "like," "as" or "than. " Often used to

  highlight a characteristic of one of the items, similes

  rely on the comparison and the audience's ability to

  create connections and make inferences about the two

  objects being discussed and understand the one

  similarity they share.
• A metaphor is a direct comparison without using the

  comparative words "like" or "as." Metaphors equate

  the two things being compared to elicit a stronger

  connection and deepen the meaning of the

  comparison. Some metaphors, which continue for

  several lines or an entire piece, are called extended

  metaphors.
• Personification is attributing human

  characteristics to nonhuman things. This

  personifies objects and makes them more

  relatable.
• Onomatopoeia is the use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing.
• An oxymoron is a description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description. The format is often an adjective proceeded by a noun.
• A hyperbole is an over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description. Sometimes hyperbole also implements

  the use of simile and comparative words.
• Litotes are figures of speech that use understatement to make a point. It is often sarcastic in tone. The statement is affirmed by negating the opposite.
• An idiom is a commonly used expression that has acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning. Idiomatic phrases vary by culture and language. They are often difficult to grasp for language learners because the expression's true meaning is so different than what

  is being expressed.
• Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of one or more words near one another. It is often used to emphasize an emotion or reveal a stronger description.
• An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event of historical, cultural or literary merit. It requires the audience to use their background knowledge to understand the meaning.
• Synecdoche is a figure of speech that uses a part of something

  to refer to its whole. Less commonly, synecdoche can be used

  when a whole is used to refer to a part. The most common

  types of wholes and parts include a physical structure and its

  parts, an object and the material it is made out of, a container and what it holds, and a category and the items in those categories.
• Metonymy


  A substitute word is part of the whole.
• Paradox


  A self-contradictory statement that leaves something to think about.
• Euphemism


  An expression used for sugarcoating something rude, blunt, tragic, or offensive
• Irony


  The intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated
• Apostrophe


  Addressing an absent or dead person or a nonhuman entity as if it can reply.