Figling

proverb

wise saying

understandment

the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis

Idiom

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

pun

A play on words

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

metophor

a non litteral comparision of two unlike things without using the words like or as

Hyperbole

exaggeration