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| The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words |
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| uses expressive or exocaitive (bringing strong emotion) images to represent objects, actions, or ideas |
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| the repetition or a pattern of similar vowel sounds, but with a different end consnant is a line or passage of verse or prose |
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| use of words that sound like what they mean |
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| a figure of speech that joins together two seemingly contradictory elements |
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| giving a human characteristics to an animal object or idea |
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| a comparison using "like" or "as"-usually comparing dissimilar objects |
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| the practice of representing things by means of symbols or attributing symbolic meaning |
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| a reference in a literary work to a person, place or thing in history or another work of literature |
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| word or phrase used figuratively to express a particular meaning understand by a common group of people |
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| a substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered to be offensive |
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| a great exaggeration used to make a point |
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| a comparison that DOES NOT use "like" or "as" |
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| the opposite of hyperbole (minimizes what we know to be true) |
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