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| A comparison in which one thing is spoken of as if it was another. |
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| comparison using like or as |
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| a seemingly contradictory statement in which two opposites are compared to present a truth |
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| a seemingly contradictory statement in which two opposites are compared to present a truth |
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| two opposite words fused together |
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| a gross exaggeration for effect |
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| a non-human entity is given human characteristics |
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| the juxtaposition of one sensory image with another image that appeals to an unrelated sense. |
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| the use of words imitate sounds |
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| the repetition of vowel sounds |
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| the repitition of consonant sounds |
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| a statement in which the part represents the whole |
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| the attribution of human motivation, characteristics or behavior to animate objects, animals or natural phenomena |
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