This type of phrase is a juxtapose - an idea that contradicts itself.
If the person you quote is someone with credible background on the issue you are discussing it it a call to authority. If it is a quote from a character or other figure, it is an allusion.
It is a paradox!
Metaphor, I think.
simile
The literary term found in this quote is "personification," which is the attribution of human traits or emotions to non-human entities. In this case, "the angry spot" is given the human emotion of anger.
Rhetorical device or literary element or literary technique?
alliteration
develop" the narrative, usually in order to make it more complete, complicated, or interesting. Literary techniques are distinguished from literary elements
The literary term used in the quote "the house was all as still as death" is simile. This is because it directly compares the stillness of the house to death using the word "as". The simile helps create a vivid image in the reader's mind.
A simile is the literary term that is used in the quote 'Oh never shall sun that morrow see. What if your face my thane is as a book where men may read strange matters.
"My daughter's laughter is sunshine to my heart" is an example of a metaphor.
1. Give examples of literary and non-literary prose by citing examples from any source of your choice - 350 words (you may quote the source).