is a word or group of words that contains images.

is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things.

The water well was as dry as a bone.

Her cheeks are red like a rose.

is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.

It is going to be clear skies from now on.

The skies of his future began to darken.

is the projection of characteristics that normally belong only to humans onto inanimate objects, animals, deities, or forces of nature.

The sun smiled down on them

The party died down

derived from a Greek word meaning “over-casting” is a figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

Your suitcase weighs a ton!

I am dying of shame.

is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.

The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”.

You laugh at a person who slipped stepping on a banana peel and the next thing you know, you slipped too.

is when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party.

Ugh, cell phone, why won’t you load my messages?”

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining!”

is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

Seriously funny

Pretty ugly

is the juxtaposition of a set of seemingly contradictory concepts that reveal a hidden and/or unexpected truth.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.” -Gandhi

It’s weird not to be weird.” -John Lennon

The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit.

Pregnancy termination instead of abortion

Correctional facility instead of jail

The repetition of an initial consonant sound.

She sells seashells by the seashore.

He dunked the delicious donut in dairy creamer.

The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verse.

Unfortunately, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the wrong day.

I am awake, I am strong. I am ready.

are speeches given during a ceremony or a ritual marked by observance of formality or etiquette.

It is a mini speech given by the host of a ceremony that introduces another speaker and his or her speech.

is a brief speech given to accompany a prize or honor.

It is a speech given by the recipient of a prize or honor.

is delivered when a new store opens, a building is named after someone, a plaque is placed on a wall, a new library is completed, and so on.

is a speech designed to congratulate, appreciate, or remember.

speech is a very interesting and peculiar speech because it is designed to both praise and good-naturedly insult a person being honoredspeech

is a speech given in honor of someone who has died.

allows someone to say goodbye to one part of his or her life as he or she is moving on to the next part of life.