Figurative Language and Figures of Contrast

Utilizes connotative meanings to create artistic or literary effects, enhancing imagery and emotional resonance.
Non-literal communication that allows for complex ideas and vivid descriptions.

Oxymoron: Combines contradictory terms for effect, creating paradoxical phrases.
- Examples: "bittersweet," "deafening silence," "jumbo shrimp."
Antithesis: Pairs contrasting ideas or thoughts in the same sentence or clause for emphasis.
- Examples: "To be or not to be," "War is peace," "Youth and age are like light and darkness."
Paradox: A self-contradictory statement that can be logically proven true, provoking deeper thought.
- Example: "You can save money by spending it."
Irony: A contrast between expectation and reality, often used for humor or critical commentary.
- Examples: A policeman being robbed, "A man who sells umbrellas caught in the rain."

Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
- Example: "Life is like a game."
Metaphor: A direct comparison without "like" or "as."
- Example: "Life is a game."
Allegory: An extended metaphor that conveys deeper meanings through storytelling and symbolism.
- Example: "Allegory of the Cave."

Metonymy: Substitutes a word for something closely related.
- Example: "People pay taxes to the crown."
Synecdoche: Uses a part to represent a whole or vice versa.
- Examples: "Sails" for a ship, "All hands on deck" for crew members.
Apostrophe: Directly addresses an absent or abstract concept, personifying non-human elements.
- Examples: "Speak to me, O moon," "Mirror, mirror, on the wall."
Allusion: References to well-known figures or events from various domains (biblical, mythological, literary).
- Example: "Her smile is kryptonite to me."
Personification: Attributing human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
- Example: "Money talks."
Transferred Epithet: Assigning an adjective that applies to one thing to another related object.
- Example: "Wonderful day."

Climax: Organizes words or ideas in ascending order of importance.
- Example: "We came, we sang, we fell in love."
Anticlimax: Arranges ideas in descending order of importance.
- Example: "In elementary, she graduated as valedictorian, in high school salutatorian, and in college cum laude."
Anastrophe: Involves the transposition of words within a sentence, altering standard word order.