Figurative Language

Purposely downplaying the importance or intensity of something

My friend's bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast.

Boil the kettle, please!

The dictionary definition of a word

Too black for heaven, and yet too white for hell

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines/sentences

Two usually contradictory words not normally put together but that still make sense

A part of something that represents the whole; a whole that represents a part

Identify the figurative idea expressed in the image.

A line of text that is pleasing to the ear

A lyrical Houdini, creating illusions.

The emotional association of a word

Repetition of the same vowel sound in surrounding words

Mammals named Sam are clammy.

I've asked you a million times to stop talking! 

substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one

A line of text that is discordant to the ear

Addressing an object or idea as if it were a person

Repetition of the same consonant sound in the middle or at the end of surrounding words

Writers weave their witty, wonderful words into webs.