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| when inanimate objects, ideas or animals are referred to as if they were human (e.g The morning rises and walks over the eastern hills) |
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| A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". (e.g He was as smart as Einstein) |
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| A comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as". (e.g His superman strength) |
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| An extravagant exaggeration (e.g I could lift a house) |
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| A combination of two apparently different contradictory words and meanings for special effect (e.g Genius Idiot) |
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| Repetition of the beginning consonants in a string of words (e.g she sold seashells by the seashore) |
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| A reference, explicit or indirect, to a well-known person, place, event, movie, book etc... (e.g He is as strong as shwartznegger) |
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| When the intended meaning is different or opposite from the surface meaning (Bob killed Joe in the garden, but when Bob saw the Garden he said "what a peaceful place!") |
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| Create pictures or images |
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| A play on a word's double meaning, or a play on words that are identical or similar sounding |
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| A word that imitates the sound it represents (e.g splash, gush) |
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| Ridicule human vice or weakness (dark humour) |
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| A character whose personality and attitude is opposite to another character, allowing one character to stand out. (e.g Bob's conscientious personality is a foil for Bart's immaturity ) |
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