special ways of using words to make the language more expressive. They add color, depth, and meaning to what we say or write.

a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."

a figure of speech that directly compares two different things by saying one is the other, without using "like" or "as."

a figure of speech where human characteristics are given to non-human objects, animals, or ideas.

an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or humorous effect.

a word is used as a substitute for another word it is closely related to.

uses a part of something to represent the whole or vice versa.

used when one addresses something which cannot respond, as in someone not present, an inanimate object or idea.

uses words to convey meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

a statement that appears to be self-contradictory.

an arrangement of ideas, words, and phrases in an ascending order for emphasis.

the expression of belief and an indirect reference to a place, person, idea, or thing.