Euphemism
A tactful way of of saying something so it does not cause hurt or offence.
e.g. passed away, not as young as she was, economical with truth
Innuendo
Conveying meaning by suggestion
Paradox
An apparently contradictory statement that actually makes sense
e.g. The child is the father of the man
You have to be cruel to be kind
Oxymoron
Where two words of opposite or contradictory meaning are deliberately juxtaposed
-bitter sweet, loving hate
Neologism
A new word or meaning of a word that has been accepted into the dictionary
-twitter, blog, cloud
Anachronism
A reference that is not compatible with the time
-Shakespeare actor ad-libbing
Anagram
The formation of a new wird by rearranging the letters of another word.
-listen / silent
Palindrome
A word or sentence that reads the same way forward and backwards
Allegory
A narrative with an underlying deeper meaning
-animal farm: story about animals and communism
Fable
A short story, usually about animals, wich has a didactic purpose
Proverb
A pithy saying with a didactic purpose or truism
-too many cooks spoil the broth
Idiom
A well-known saying that does not have a moral or message
-a chip off the old block
-a bolt from the blue
Fallacy
An argument which is deceptively convincing
-lightning never strikes twice in the same place
Epigraph
Inscription on building or literary quote in beginning of book
Epigram
Short, witty saying
-the road to hell is paved with good intentions
Epilogue
Wording placed at end of novel or play to round off the work
Portmanteau word
A word created by joining two existing words
Analogy
A similarity between two things that are otherwise different.
-branches of family and tree
Epithet -3
-A term used to characterise a person or thing: Alexander the great.
-a term substituted for a name: the iron lady
-an abusive / contemptuous word / phrase replacing a name: Idiot!
Spoonerism
The initial sounds of two or more words are accidentally transposed
-The queer old dean = the dear old queen
Malapropism
A word that is used wrongly, with humerous effect, in place of another
- she called him amphibious (ambidextrous)
Satire
Ridicule to expose the evil or folly of a person or situation (humerous) - often in cartooons
Parody
A work or preformance that imitates another work or preformance with the intention of ridiculing it or for irony (humerous)
Caricature
A picture which exaggerates the physical features or characteristics of a person for humerous effect
-huge ears, enormous smile, bulbbous nose
