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the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning
ex. Do you want some cheese to go with your whine? |
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| A term or phrase that is applied to someting to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. |
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| a figure of speech that relates two unlike things by using connecting words like like, that, and resembles |
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| giveing inanimate objects human characteristics |
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| The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
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obvious and intentional exageration
Ex. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse |
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A figure of speece by which a part is put for a whole
Ex. All hands on deck |
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A figure of seech insisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which is it an attribute or with which it is associated.
ex. the pen is mightier than the sword. |
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understatement in which the positive is expressed by the negative of the opposite
Ex. your singing wasn't bad. |
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| a figure in which contradictory terms are combined |
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a statement that is opposed to common sense but could be true
ex. I hate that I love you |
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a word made by imitation of a sound or associated with its refernt
Ex. Boom! |
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