Definitions
This is a comparison in which something is said to figuratively be something else.
Metaphor
A simile is this
"Mooooooo!"
Onomatopoeia
Epithet
Definition: a nickname or descriptive term used to refer to someone.
The "S" stands for this.
Speaker
An intentional exaggeration is called this.
Hyperbole
This is the definition of an oxymoron.
A figure of speech that uses two opposite words together.
"Ashley said it was a beautiful day while drying off from the drenching rain."
Irony
Parallelism
Definition: Using grammatically similar phrases or sentences together.
The first "C" stands for this.
Context.
When one repeats the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words, it's called this.
Alliteration
Personification is this.
The act of giving human elements to non-human things.
"Oh yeah, he is such a great guy. A great guy who took the last slice of pizza!"
Sarcasm
Colloquialism
Definition: An instance of informal language or a local expression.
The "E" stands for this.
Exigence.
A comparison between two similar things is called this.
This is the definition of an anecdote,
A brief story about something that happened to the speaker, usually something funny or interesting.
"The baseball struck him in a sensitive area."
Euphemism
Parody
Definition: An imitation of something with the intent to poke fun at it.
The second "C" stands for this.
Choices (as in, rhetorical choices)
This is the act of casually referring to something, usually a work of popular culture.
Allusion
An understatement is this.
Using language to intentionally lesson a major thing or event.
"Can we really know what our place in the universe is?"
Rhetorical question
Expletive
Definition: In rhetoric; An interrupting word or phrase used for emphasis.
The second "A" stands for this.
Appeals.