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simile
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An analogy or comparison implied by using an adverb such as like or as
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personification
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abstractions, animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are given human character, traits, abilities, or reactions.
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onomatopoeia
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The use of sounds that are similar to the noise they represent for a rhetorical or artistic effect. For instance, buzz, click, rattle, and grunt make sounds akin to the noise they represent.
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metaphor
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A comparison or analogy stated in such a way as to imply that one object is another one
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hyperbole
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exaggeration or overstatement.
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idiom
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a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language. For instance, "She has a bee in her bonnet,"
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alliteration
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repetition of the same sound
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analogy
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comparison of two like things
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