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12 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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Referring to an historic event, person or place
He wrote sonnets in the voice of Shakespeare |
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simile
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making a comparison using like or as
She was fast as lightening |
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metaphor
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making a comparison with out using the words like or as
No one would acknowledge the elephant in the room, but all knew there was a problem. |
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idiom
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when the sum of a phrase means something other than the individual words.
"Break a Date" |
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personification
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giving a non human object or thing human characteristics.
"The sun yawned over the horizon" |
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onomatopoeia
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when words' sounds reflect their meaning
"buzz" |
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imagery
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description appealing to the five senses
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analogy
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point-by-point comparison between two dissimilar things in order to clarify the less similar of the two
apples are to fruit as cumin is to spice |
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hyperbole
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exaggeration of truth used to humor or emphasize
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irony
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the contrast between what is expected and reality
"Red Chief enjoyed being kidnapped" |
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alliteration
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repetition of the beginning consonant sound for emphasis
'...flying fearless and fleet..." |
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oxymoron
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combination of two contradictory words
"deafening silence" "jumbo shrimp" |
