Figure of speech- Metaphor, Oxymoron, Peripety, Innuendo

 

 METAPHOR

A metaphor canvasses the similarity between two things by insisting
that one thing is another. E.g The world is a stage.
Note: Metaphor is a direct comparison unlike simile which is indirect.

OXYMORON

This is a special kind of paradox. It places two opposite terms or
words together in an expression to reflect a mixture of attitudes
towards an event. E.g It was a sweet bitter experience. It has become
an open secret that Nwosu is gone.

PERIPETY

It is the sudden reversal of an hero or heroine from a good state to a
bad state. E.g when Prospero was sent to an unknown island(THE
TEMPEST).

INNUENDO

This is when a word or insult is implied without stating it directly.
E.g Only fools help other, will you help me?