Examples
She was like a fairy
Simile
Literal meaning of a word
Denotation
Euphensim
Passed away, Boys being boys, Let go, gone to a better place, between jobs
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
Logos - Logic, Ethos - Authority, Pathos - Emotion
Dat's my fadher over yonder, cher
Vernacular
An indirect reference to something
Allusion
Aphorism
Early bird gets the worm, killing two birds with one stone, don't bite the hand that feeds you
Vernacular
Language spoken in a particular country or region
Zeugma
Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or ideas
Antithesis
Colloquialism
Ex: it's as different as chalk and cheese, hold your horses, whats up?, "bloody," hit the hay
Metonymy
Replacing the actual word or idea with a related word or idea
Yeehaw
Jargon
Specific diction used by a profession or special group
Jargon
Metonymy
Green thumb, The Crown, Wall Street, Suits, The Press, Silicon Valley
Chiasmus
Using a pair of words twice in reverse order
I was over the moon
Hyperbole
The whole represented by a part
Synecdoche
Chiasmus
All for one, one for all; Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin’s a pleasure; when the tough gets going, the going gets tough
Diactic
A speech intended to educate