etaphor: Direct comparison without "like" or "as" (e.g., "Her hair is a golden waterfall").
xymoron: Contradictory terms side-by-side (e.g., "Dry shampoo"). 2. Translation & Subtitling Research
: A study on the Saudi series Alkhallat explores how specific terms are subtitled into English using strategies like Loan (transferring the word as-is, e.g., "shampoo"), Calque (literal translation), or Substitution .
nomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds (e.g., "Splash," "Plop").