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9 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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A brief reference of a person, event, place or a work of art, real or fictitious.
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Alliteration
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Repetition of constant sounds as the beginning of words
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Apostrophe
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Directly adressing an absent person, concept or inatimate object as it were present and able to listen.
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Euphon
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A combination of sounds that is pleasing to the ear.
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Conceit
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A very elaborate comparison between two very dissimilar things.
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Simile
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Compares what is named using the words like, as, as if or as though.
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Metaphor
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A word or phrase meaning one thing but used to describe something else.
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Onomatopoeia
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A word whose pronunciation imitates or suggests its meaning.
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Personification
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Giving human characteristics to an inatimate object.
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