"You were like a star."

Words which sounds are similar to the sound they are meant to depict.

The use of ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, hold significant value on several levels.

"Loving hate"

A discreet way of saying something unpleasant without directly using negativity.

Uses words in quick succession. It begins with letters belonging to the same sound group.

Incidence where implausible concept is brought in to the story to resolve conflict and bring pleasing solution.

Gives human traits to non-human or inanimate object.

Uses extreme words to lay emphasis on a certian quality or feature.

"Careful, now, you don't want to go opening Pandora's Box."

The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.

"Oh, you stupid car, you never work when I need you to."

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

Telling a darker story in a way that's easier to understand and for the readers to receive.