sage
a wise person
Assial
to attack with words or force
fecund
fertile; productive
deride
to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
idyllic
naturally peaceful
distend
expand; swell out
amorous
Expressing love or the state of being in love
expedite
to make easy, cause to progress faster
decorous
proper; in good taste
vacuous
lacking ideas or intelligence
didactic
instructive
volatile
highly unstable; explosive
juxtapose
to place side by side
histrionic
overly dramatic
discordant
lacking harmony or agreement
exasperate
to annoy thoroughly
scrutinize
to examine carefully
benevolent
generous/kind
corroborate
confirm; support
incandescent
brilliant; giving off heat or light
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Personification
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
Anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses