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Simile
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a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as
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As the girl was. humiliated, her checks turned was red as an apple.
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Metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing
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Dad is a monster in the morning before he drinks coffee.
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Hyperbole
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an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
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Josie's new friend is as skinny as a toothpick.
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Personification
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giving human qualities to non-human things
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The sun smiled at the world as it rose in the morning.
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Alliteration
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The repetition of the same identical consonant sound in a series of words
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Hal hit the house hard with the hammer.
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Onomatopoeia
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Words whoe sounds suggest their meaning
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The door slowly creaked open and then slammed shut!
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Idiom
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A group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual literal meaning
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When Bill joined the military, Dad said he was swimming with sharks.
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Allusion
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A reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts
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Heather's mysterious smile rivaled the Mona Lisa.
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Oxymoron
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Controdictory terms
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Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence.
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