2. Huh? I still don’t get it!!!

3. Your Goal…

4. Acronym

5. Juxtaposition

6. Pun

7. Anecdote

8. Repetition

9. Alliteration

10. Allusion

11. Metaphor

12. Irony/Juxtaposition

13. Acronym

14. Anecdote  Cary Grant is said to have been reluctant to reveal his age to the public, having played the youthful lover for more years than would have been appropriate. One day, while he was sorting out some business with his agent, a telegram arrived from a journalist who was desperate to learn how old the actor was. It read: HOW OLD CARY GRANT? Grant, who happened to open it himself, immediately cabled back: OLD CARY GRANT FINE. HOW YOU?

15. Juxtaposition

16. Oxymoron

17. Jargon

18. Satire

19. Repetition

20. Satire/Allusion

21. Juxtaposition/Contrast

22. Satire

23. Irony

24. Metaphor

25. Pun/Stereotype/Imagery  Bank failures in Japan We all know that financial uncertainty has hit many countries, including Japan. Did you hear? The Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches. Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.  Samurai Bank is soldiering on following sharp cutbacks, and Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black. Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.

26. Jargon

27. Pun

28. Ambiguity

29. Euphemism

30. Pun/Colloquialism

31. Innuendo

32. Hyperbole

33. Personification

34. Imagery

35. Satire

36. Oxymoron

37. Sarcasm

38. Onomatopoeia

39. Oxymoron

40. Hyperbole

41. Imperative

42. Stereotype