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| The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
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| A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
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| The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. |
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| A novel dealing with a person's development or spiritual education. |
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| A serious disagreement or argument |
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An idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
The implication of such ideas or feelings. |
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| A mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. |
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| A character that serves as a highlight |
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| Be a warning or indication of (a future event). |
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| extreme exaggeration to explain something |
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| To say something but mean another |
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| A figure of speech to mean one thing about another |
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| a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling |
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| The use of words (such as hiss or murmur) that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. |
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| A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
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| A trope or figure of speech (generally considered a type of metaphor) in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities. |
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| A particular attitude or way of considering a matter: "change his point of view". |
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The context and environment in which a situation is set; the background.
b. The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place. |
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| A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, like or as |
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| A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract. |
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| The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic: "the theme of the sermon was reverence". |
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| The presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it actually is |
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