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Metaphor
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A figure of speech that compares unlike objects without using connecting terms such as like or as.
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Oxymoron
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A statement that combines two terms usually seen as opposites. The effect seems to be a contradiction, but is true.
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personification
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A figure of speech in which objects or animals are given human like qualities.
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pun
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A play on words that has more than one meaning.
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Simile
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A figurative comparison using the words like or as.
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Soliloquy
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A speech given in drama, when charecters speak thier thoughts aloud while alone on stage.
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Tragedy
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A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by a a charecter flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero considerable suffering.
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