Define Me!
a figure of speech that makes a comparison using the word like or as
simile
His words cut deeper than a knife.
Metaphor - comparing words to knife
a joke that comes from a play on multiple meanings of a word
Pun
refers to a word that phonetically mimics or resembles the sound it describes
onomatopoeia
reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or art
allusion
A fire station burns down.
situational irony
the use of images/signs to represent ideas or qualities
Symbolism
a character thinks one way, but the audience knows something opposite
Dramatic Irony
“Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as naught; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness.”
Apostrophe
he substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one
Euphemism
Wow, that was a piece of cake!
idiom
You are becoming a little thin on top (bald)
Euphemism