allusion Origin: Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoeia,

noun│al-lu-sion│\ə-lu-žən\ from onomat-, onoma name+ poiein to make,

: a statement that refers to something without first used circa 1577
mentioning it directly
Example: The lyrics contain biblical allusions.
Origin: Late Latin allusion- allusio, from Latin
alludre, first used 1542

epenthesis
noun│e-pen-the-sis│\i-pɛn-θƐ-sIs\
: the insertion or development of a sound or
letter in the body of a word
Example: Epenthesis is a concept of linguistics.
Origin: Late Latin, from Greek, from
epentithenai to insert a letter, first used 1543

irony
noun│i-ro-ny│\aɪ-rə-nI\
: the use of words that mean the opposite of
what you really think especially in order to be
funny
Example: A writer is known for her clever use
of irony.
Origin: Latin ironia, from Greek eironia, from
eiron dissembler, first used 1502

methaphor
noun│me-ta-phor│\mɛ-tə-fər\
: a word or phrase for one thing that is used to
refer to another thing in order to show or
suggest that they are similar
Example: Her poems include very imaginative
metaphors.
Origin: Middle English metaphor, from Middle
Frence or Latin; Middle French metaphore, first
used 15th century

onomatopoeia
noun│o-no-ma-to-poe-ia│\o-nə-ma-tə-pI-ə
: the creation of words that imitate natural
sounds
Example: Onomatopoeia is one of the most
common literary devices.