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| A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning |
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| a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. |
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| a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. |
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| A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. |
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| a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.” |
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An exclamatory figure of speech |
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| an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
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| the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. |
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Excessive pride or self-confidence. |
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| Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
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| A literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter. |
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| A saying, expression, word |
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| the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they. |
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