Figure of speech (8)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(metaphor is a kind of figure of speech)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for metaphor that I've seen before include "Figure of speech - allegory" , "Figure of speech that directly indicates a likeness" , "Analogy" , "7/16 [FIGURE OF SPEECH]" , "That's not to be taken literally" .)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(trope can mean a figure of speech)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for trope that I've seen before include "Recurrent theme, motif" , "figuratively speaking" , "Figure of speech - or pet (anag)" , "Word or expression used in a figurative way" , "Figurative use of a word or expression; motif" .)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for idiom that I've seen before include "Characteristic style of a period" , "Form or variety of language" , "Distinctive expression" , "Eg, over the moon" , "Peculiarity of phrase in a language" .)
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(simile is a kind of figure of speech)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for simile that I've seen before include "as happy as Larry?" , "Figure of speech used in making comparisons" , "Basic figure of speech, makes comparison" , "Figure of speech making simple comparison" , "Figure of speech expressing resemblance between different things" .)