devices

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

eg. the gun went bang

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human

eg. the weather looked sad

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

eg. it was raing cats and dogs

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

eg. fact and fiction

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

eg.bittersweet