* Example: "She was as happy as a clam."
2. Metaphor: A comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
* Example: "Time is a river."
3. Personification: Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
* Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
4. Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
* Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
5. Assonance: The repetition of the same vowel sound in a series of words.
* Example: "The cat sat on the mat."
6. Consonance: The repetition of the same consonant sound in a series of words.
* Example: "The dog dug a hole in the ground."
7. Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate sounds.
* Example: "The buzz of the bee filled the air."
8. Hyperbole: An exaggeration for emphasis.
* Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
9. Understatement: A deliberate understatement for emphasis.
* Example: "It was a bit chilly outside."
10. Irony: The use of words to express something different from what is actually meant.
* Example: "I love it when my boss says I'm doing a great job."
11. Oxymoron: A combination of two contradictory words that produces a new meaning.
* Example: "jumbo shrimp"
12. Paradox: A statement that seems contradictory but may contain some truth.
* Example: "The more you give, the more you receive."
13. Chiasmus: A reversal of grammatical structure in a parallel construction.
* Example: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
14. Rhetorical question: A question that is asked for effect and does not require an answer.
* Example: "Why me?"
15. Euphemism: A mild or indirect word or phrase that is used to replace a harsh or unpleasant one.
* Example: "passed away" instead of "died"
16. Dysphemism: A harsh or unpleasant word or phrase that is used to replace a mild or indirect one.
* Example: "stinking rich" instead of "wealthy"
17. Metonymy: The use of a word that is closely associated with something else to represent that thing.
* Example: "The White House" instead of "the President of the United States"
18. Synecdoche: The use of a part of something to represent the whole thing.
* Example: "All hands on deck!"
19. Antonomasia: The use of a proper name to refer to a class or type of thing.
* Example: "The Big Apple" instead of "New York City"
20. Litotes: An understatement that is achieved by using a double negative.
* Example: "Not bad" instead of "good"