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| repitition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words |
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| comparison of two unlike things |
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figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory words
EX. jumbo shrimp |
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| an adjective or other descriptive phrase that characterizes a perosn, place, or thing |
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| comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
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| gives inanimate objects human qualities |
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| phrase, expression, or idea that has been over used to the point of losing its intended strength |
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| addressing an absent person, idea, or abstract thought as if it were capable of responding |
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| word or grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing |
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| a figure of speech in which statements are greatly exaggerated to make a point |
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| repition of initial sounds in neighboring words |
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