figurative language

Metonymy

Figure of speech where one word or phrase stands in for another related to it

Oxymoron

Figure of speech that combines two different words next to each other to create a surprising effect

Analogy

Comparison between two different things to explain a concept by highlighting their similar characteristics or relationships

Euphemism

A mild,indirect, or polite word or phrase used in place of one that is considered rude

Allusion

Brief indirect reference to a person from history that is assumed to be known by the audience

Paradox

A statement that seems to contradict itself or go against common sense but upon closer look may contain a deeper meaning

Synedoche

A figure of speech where a part represents the whole

Imagery

Visually descriptive or figurative language especially in literary work

Symbol

Anything like images that stand for something else

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it describes

Simile

Comparing two different things emphasizing their shared qualities by using like or as

Metaphor

Compared two unlike things by stating that one is the other without using like or as

Personification

Giving and object or animal human characteristics

Alliteration

Repitition of the same consonant sound in the beginning of the words

Hyperbole

An exaggerated statement that isn’t meant to be taken seriously