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| anthimeria | the substitution of one part of speech for another, often turning a noun into a verb |
| anthimeria example | I'll unhair thy head. |
| periphrasis | the substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name or vice versa |
| periphrasis example | Bring a box of Kleenex to class. |
| euphemism | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague term for a harsh, blunt, or offensive one |
| euphemism example | The schoolmaster corrected the slightest fault with his birch reminder. |
| archaism | the use of an oder or obsolete form of a word |
| archaism example | Thou art a sly one. |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that sound like their meaning |
| onomatopoeia example | Bang, zip, ruff, meow, kaplooee |
| zuegma | "yoking" two objects to the same word with "and" producing different levels of meaning |
| zuegma example | She conquered shame with passion, fear with audacity, reason with madness |
| antanaclasis | a form of a pun in which a word is repeated in two different senses |
| antanaclasis example | If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. |
| paranomasia | a form of a pun that uses words alike in sound but different in meaning |
| paranomasia example | Heralds don't pun; they cant |
| syllepsis | a form of pun in which a single word is used to modify two other words in different ways |
| syllepsis example | He carried a strobe light and the responsibility for the lives of his mean |
| imagery | the use of words or phrases that invoke the senses |
| imagery example | The sunset painted streaks of orange, red, and yellow across the sky. |
| pleonasm | the use of superfluous or redundant words |
| pleonasm example | She slept a deep sleep |
