| A | B |
|---|
| simile | comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | direct comparison between 2 unlike things |
| personification | inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities. |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect. |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. |
| metonymy | one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated; |
| oxymoron | incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side. |
| pun | the play on similar sounding words with different meanings |
| understatement | expression of less strength than what would be expected. |
| idiom | an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning |
| allusion | an implied or indirect reference e |
