Giving human characteristics to things that are not human.

Example: The angry flood waters slapped the house!

The sun smiled down on us!

Get it?

The use is a word that describe or imitate a natural sound! Words that sound like what they mean!

Example: "slap", "boom", "crash", "fire", "snake"

Words or phrases in which contradictory or opposite terms are used together.

Example: Young adult? Jumbo shrimp?