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12 Cards in this Set

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Simile
Comparison of unlike objects using "like" or "as"
Metaphors
Don't use connecting words for comparison
Personification
depicting non-human objects as if they were human
Apostrophe
addresses an inanimant object or abstraction as if it were present and alive
Hyperbole or Overstatement
exaggerates as a way of telling the truth
Understatement
says less to say more
Metonymy
A part or something closely associated is used to stand for the thing actually meant
Paradox
apparent contradiction
Verbal Irony
words mean something other than what they say
Dramatic Irony
refers to a situation where the reader or audience knows more then the character
Irony of Situation or Cosmic irony
a gap between what we expect to happen and what actually happens
Symbolism
images that radiate meaning