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Alliteration
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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
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allusion
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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
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extended metaphor
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An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustainedmetaphor, is when an author exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked vehicles, tenors, and grounds.
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simile
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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
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