definitons and examples of oxymoron simile pun methaphor hyperbole and understantement?

Question

i need definitons and examples of them and maybe in your own words for defintion

Answer 1

oxymoron: putting two contradictory words together
Example: Military Intelligence

simile: two essentially unlike things are compared
Example: "The snow was like a blanket"

pun: A play on words
Example: "I do it for the pun of it"

metaphor: a direct comparison between two or more seemingly unrelated subjects
Example: "You are my sunshine"

hyperbole: synonymous with exaggeration and overstatement
Example: "She has a brain the size of a pinhead."

understatement: a lesser expression is used than what would be expected
Example: When a guy's leg gets cut off and he says "Stings a bit."

Answer 2

some examples of oxymorons
A Fine Mess
A just war
A little big
a little pregnant
A new classic
absolutely unsure

definition-a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”


Some examples of smilies
As agile as a monkey
As alike as two peas in a pod
As bald as a baby's backside
As bald as a badger
As bald as a coot
As big as a bus

definition-A simile is the comparison of two unlike things using the word 'like' or 'as', e.g. an example of a simile would be as big as a bus.


Some examples of a pun
I do it for the pun of it
it was a long tale
we saw an old ruler


Definition-A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.

some examples of a methaphor
An old flame.
There's a fire in my heart and you fan it, Janet.
Boiling mad.
A feverish pace.
I'm so hot for her and she's so cold.

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them

some examples of a hyperbole
My teacher is so old,... " they've already nailed the coffin shut.
My sister uses so much makeup,... "she broke a chisel trying to get it off last night!"
My dog is so ugly,... "We had to pay the fleas to live on him

definition -Hyperbole is exaggeration or overstatement

some examples of an understatement
*couldnt find any sorry*


defininition- is a form of speech in which a lesser expression is used than what would be expected. This is not to be confused with euphemism, where a polite phrase is used in place of a harsher or more offensive expression.

Answer 3

Oxymoron: two contradictory terms (wise fool)
Simile: a comparision between two unlike things using the word "like" or "as" ("fast as a cheetah")
Pun: a humorous play on words (I used to be a ballet dancer, but found it too-too difficult)
Metaphor: a comparision between two unlike things not using the word "like" or "as"
Hyperbole: an overexaggeration (This book weighs a ton)
Understatement: expressing an idea with less emphasis (for example, if you got your leg chopped off and said "it only hurts a little")