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15 Cards in this Set
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The repetition of same or similar sounds at the beginning of words.
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Alliteration
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Repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words.
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Consonance
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Repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds. (Ex: Moses supposes his toeses are roses.)
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Assonance
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Figure of speech in which words and phrases of opposite meanings are balanced against each other.
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Antithesis
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Words spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea.
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Apostrophe
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Elaborate, usually intellectually ingenious poetic comparison or image, such as an analogy or metaphor.
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Conceit
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Substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one.
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Euphemism
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A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. (Ex: tons of money, a flood of tears)
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech in which a positive is stated by negating its opposite. (Ex: no small victory, not unhappy)
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Litote
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A figure os speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common, usual word that would be expected.
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. (Ex: splat, thump, tick-tock)
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Onomatopoeia
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A figure of speech in which one word is substituted for anotherwith which it is closely assoiciated. (Ex: The pen is mightier than the sword.)
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Metonymy
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A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as".
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Simile
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A figure of speech in which a part is used to designate the whole or the whold is used to designate a part. (Ex: all hands on deck)
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Synecdoche
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A figure of speech, such as a metaphor or metonymy, in which words are not used in their literal sense, but in a figurative sense.
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Trope
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