Introduction
I. DEFINITION OF FIGURE OF SPEECH
II. WHY FIGURES OF SPEECH ARE USED
III. HOW IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE DETERMINED?
IV. TYPES OF FIGURES
V. WHY STUDY FIGURES OF SPEECH IN THE BIBLE?
VI. A POSITIVE MINDSET
VII. A FEW EXAMPLES

Ellipsis & Metaphor
I. ELLIPSIS
II. METAPHOR

Simile & Parable
I. SIMILE
II. PARABLE

Paralleism, Parallel Forms, Repetition
I. PARALLELISMS
II. PARALLEL FORMS
III. REPETITIONS

Hyperbole, Anabasis, Catabasis
I. HYPERBOLE
II. ANABASIS
III. CATABASIS

Anthropomorphism, Personification
I. ATHROPOMORPHISM
II. PERSONIFICATION

Metonymy
I. DEFINITION
II. SIMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS OF METONYMY FROM THE BIBLE
III. TYPES OF METONYMYS

Synecdoche, Oxymoron, Symbols
I. SYNECDOCHE
II. OXYMORON
III. SYMBOLS

Types
I. THE DEFINITION OF TYPE
II. A WORD STUDY
III. RULES REGARDING TYPES

Types (2)
I. PEOPLE CAN BE TYPES.
II. PLACES CAN BE TYPES
III. THINGS CAN BE TYPES
IV. EVENTS CAN BE TYPES
V. OFFICES CAN BE TYPES
VI. ACTIONS CAN BE TYPES
VII. INSTITUTIONS CAN BE TYPES

Parables
I. DEFINITION OF PARABLE
II. THE INTERPRETATION OF A PARABLE
III. THE CATEGORIES OF THE PARABLES
IV. WHY JESUS SPOKE IN PARABLES
V. THE PARABLES IN CHRONOLIGICAL ORDER

Allegory
I. DEFINITION
II. POINTS TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT ALLEGORIES
III. PAUL’S ALLEGORY IN GALATIANS 4:21-31
IV. ANOTHER POSSIBLE ALLEGORY

Fable
I. FABLES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
II. FABLES: POSITIVE USE