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the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginnings of words

a figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like “as,” “like.”

a figure of speech which substitutes  a word closely associasted with an object for the object itself

the mingling of one metaphor with another immediately following with which the first is incongruous

the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning.

a form of paradox that combines a pair of contrary terms into a single expression

a kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics

a play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings.

a figure of speech comparing two objects, with like or as

a form of metaphor which in mentioning a physical  part signifies the whole object

Answers a reference, without explicit identification, to a presumable familiar person, place, event or to another literary work or passage.

Answer a figure of speech in which someone (usually, but not always absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as though present

AnswerRefers to the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds. This often leads to outright rhyme.

AnswerRefers to language which seems harsh, rough and unpleasant, in  combination of sounds or tones. 

Answerwriting that uses figures of speech (as opposed to literal language or that which is actual or specifically denoted) such as metaphor, irony, and simile.

Answer a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration

Answerthe images of a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work.

Answerthe contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning.

a form of understatement, in which the writer uses a statement in the negative to create the effect.