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metaphor, |
Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them. |
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simile, |
A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. |
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allusion |
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. |
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repitition |
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. |
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theme |
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
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rhyme |
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry. |
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scheme |
a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect. |
