FIGURES OF SPEECH (REFERENCES)

This makes reference to or a representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication.

This is the figure of speech when an absent or non-existential person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding or replying.

This is a stated comparison (usually formed with “like,” “than,” or “as”) between two fundamentally dissimilar or unlike things that have certain qualities in common.

This is an implied comparison between to unlike things that actually have something important in common.

This is the figure of speech in which an inanimate object, an animal, or an idea is endowed with human qualities or abilities.