Metaphors
Metaphors are comparisons that show how two things bare one specific characteristic when both appear dissimilar to each other in many other ways. Metaphors are widely used in various literature content to describe something more creatively, and to offer the reader with a quest to think about the hidden meaning behind such application. Unlike similes, this figure of speech state that something is something else.
Simile
The comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Similes are approximations, where as metaphors are equations. Hence, one element of a simile can never be substituted by the other. Both have almost similar characteristics, but not exactly the same.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are combined to make effective phrases within various content. Understanding of certain oxymoron requires a knowledge of verbal or regional interpretations.
Ex: Pretty Ugly - The word 'Pretty' basically means beautiful. It is also being used in context to indicate a fairly large amount. Therefore, these contradictory terms when combined together implies a state of being extremely ugly.
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