This morning I called my neighbour a rotten pig. That was one use. He then called me a stupid git. That was another.
The literary device that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two different things is called a simile.
There are two main types of bilingualism: compound bilingualism, where a person acquires two languages simultaneously and uses them together in the same contexts, and coordinate bilingualism, where a person acquires two languages at different times and uses them in different contexts.
Telegraphic speech.
There are some likely words (one a simple transposition):circus (noun) - a traveling carnival (from circle)curses (plural noun) - epithets or evil spells
A comparison that uses "like" or "as" is called a simile. This literary device helps to create vivid imagery by comparing two things that are not typically alike. Example: "Her smile is as radiant as the sun."
Odysseus was called many epithets, including wise, loved of Zeus, man of pain, and man of exploits.
Some examples of epithets include "Alexander the Great," "Catherine the Great," "Ivan the Terrible," and "Richard the Lionheart." These are descriptive phrases or nicknames that highlight a specific trait or characteristic of the individual.
Epithets.
Epithets
son of odysseus
One of Odysseus's epithets is "wily"
fair-tressed
Some examples of epithets for girls are: "bright-eyed beauty," "golden-haired maiden," "rose-petal princess," and "silver-tongued songstress."
James Jermyn has written: 'Book of English epithets, literal and figurative' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Epithets, Dictionaries, English language
No, puns are a form of humor or sarcasm using word play; epithets are descriptive terms for someone or something, or an insult. An epithet can take the form of a pun if it's worded as such.
Gray-eyed Athena tends to be the overused example.
Hephaestus had no "nick-names" only titles and epithets.