Metonymy 1. I could not understand them because they spoke in their native tongue.

Paradox 2. “Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”
-Gandhi

Litotes 3. They are not unhappy with the presentation.

Pun 4. “The wedding was so emotional that even the cake was in tiers.”

Anaphora 5. To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family;

it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people;
it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and
safety. It takes all of us. —Hillary Clinton, 1996

Assonance 6. “I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o‘er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze…”
-“Daffodils” by William Wordsworth

Alliteration 7. “His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the
universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the
living and the dead.” –“The Dead” by James Joyce

Understatement 8. “That grade’s not so bad. It could have been worse,” said Railey when he saw
his friend’s failing grade in Physics.

Euphemism 9. It was a difficult decision for the family of Mr. Martin to put him to sleep after years of
suffering from cancer.
Onomatopoeia 10. Let’s have one day for girls and boys
When you can make the grandest noise.
Screech, scream, holler, and yell—
Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell,
Sneeze—hiccup—whistle—shout,
Laugh until your lungs wear out.
- “Noise Day” by Shel Silverstein