oxymoron
a figure of speech where two opposite things appear together to make a new meaning
idiom
a well-known saying or expression that is used to emphasize a point
irony
when what is said or done is the opposite of what's expected/intended
simile
a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
alliteration
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are at the beginning of the words
personification
giving non-human things human qualities
pun
a saying that is a play on words (joke)
onomatopoeia
the process of making a word that uses the same sound it describes
consonance
use of repeated consonant sounds within a word (not the first letter)
assonance
use of repeated vowel sounds within words (loud owl shouts)