Figures of Speech
giving an assertion by means of negation or understatement
litotes
exaggeration
hyberbole
comparison of two things by using the words like or as
simile
gives human traits to inanimate objects or ideas.
personification
using another word that is clearly identifiable or associated with idea
metonymy
a direct address to something inanimate or dead or absent
apostrophe
using contradictory terms
oxymoron
a direct comparison of two unlike things or ideas.
methaphor
refers to any scientific, historical, mythological, literary, or biblical event or figure.
allusion
a phrase or statement that on the surface seems contradictory, but makes some kind of emotional sense.
paradox