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8 Cards in this Set
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word/phrases that replace another word/phrase that might be considered too harsh or unpleasant
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Euphemism
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An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe that statement is true. Tall tales are these.
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Hyperbole
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States a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A metaphor is more positive it says you are something. Does not use like or as.
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Metaphor
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uses the words like or as to compare one object with another and suggest they are alike.
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Simile
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The repetition of the same inital letter, sound or group of sounds in a series of words, and includes tongue twisters.
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Alliteration
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A group of words who's meaning is different from the ordinary meaning of words.
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Idiom
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Figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
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Personification
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The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
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Onomatopeia
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