Writing that is not meant to be take literally.

exaggeration

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

Making an implied comparison, not using like, as, or other such words

Re placing an actual word or idea with a related word or concept. Ex. "I could not understand his tongue."

A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa. " Check out my new wheels."

Using words such as like or as to make a direct comparison between two different things.

A description involving a "crossing of senses". A purplish scent filled the room."

giving human-like qualities to something that is not human.

the atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through diction and syntax. The setting and events can also be affect it.

When two apparently contradictory terms are grouped together to suggest a paradox.

parts os a sentence or sentences are put together in the same grammatical format.

the arrangement of ideas in the second phrase or clause is a reversal of the first phrase or clause (A,B, B, A)

the repetition of the last word or phrase of one line or clause to begin the next.

Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses for a special effect or emphasis.

a contrast of ideas and words written in a balanced or parallel construction.

the intential ommision of conjunctions in a series of related words, phrases, or clauses. UNCONNECTED.