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