Expressions in which the words are used in nonliteral ways to convey a forceful or vivid mental picture
Figures of Speech
Used by the poet or writer to help the readers understand and appreciate pieces of writing
Simile
Compares two things of unlike natures and uses words like or as
Metaphor
An implied comparison between two unlike objects without the use of like, or as, rather it uses is, are, was, were
Personification
Gives lower animals, inanimate objects or abstract ideas the characteristics of a person
Hyperbole
Expresses a deliberate overstatement or exaggeration not to deceive but to emphasize something
Apostrophe
Addresses/talks to someone or a personified thing rhetorically as if present, though absent or dead
Irony
A kind wherein what is said is the opposite of its meaning. The words may express praise or approval but the actual meaning may either be blame, criticism, scorn, or ridicule
Euphemism
Another word or expression used to make a harsh or embarrassing statement less offensive
Onomatopoeia
The use of words whose sounds suggest movement or action
Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds of words with accented syllables close together
Assonance
The recurrence of vowel sounds of words with accented syllables
Consonance
The repetition of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words
