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17 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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A reference made to a familiar person, place or event in history
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Hyperbole
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An exaggeration used for effect
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Imagery
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Written words that create an image in your mind
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Juxtaposition
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Opposite ideas that are close
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Metaphor
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A comparison without using like or as
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Oxymoron
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contradictory words side by side
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Paradox
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A statement that appears false but reveals a deeper truth
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Personification
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Giving human like qualities to non human things
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Simile
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A comparison using like or as
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Symbolism
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Some thing that represents some thing else
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Alliteration
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Repetition of letters at the beginning of words
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds within a word
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Consonance
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The repetition of constant sounds within a word
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Onomatopoeia
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Sound effect words
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Connotation
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What some thing appears to be
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Denotation
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What some thing actually means
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Rhyme
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Words that have the same ending
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