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Personification
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A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.
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Oxymoron
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Conjoining contradictory terms.
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Paradox
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A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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Euphemism
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The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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Colloquialism
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A colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
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Hyperbole
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Obvious or intentional exaggeration.
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Apostrophe
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A digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”
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Invective
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An insulting or abusive word or expression.
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Aphorism
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A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage.
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Allegory
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A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
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