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)