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7 Cards in this Set
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Simile
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comparison using like or as
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metaphor
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a figure of speech that is technically false but that suggests a likeness or analogy
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extended metaphor
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occurs when a metaphor is extended enough to cover several comparisons
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personification
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the treatment of something inanimate as if they are alive
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hyperbole
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a deliberate exageration
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verbal irony
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occurs when there is a discrepancy between what someone says and what the situation indicates the speaker meant
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paradox
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a statement that looks like a contradiction, yet is actually true
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