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Alliteration |
The recurrence of initial consonant sounds |
Rubber baby buggy bumpers |
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Allusion |
A reference to an event, literary work or person |
I can't do that because I am not superman |
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Amplification |
Repeats a word or expression for emphasis |
Love, real love, takes time |
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Analogy |
Compares two different things that have some similar characteristics |
He is flaky as a snowstorm |
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Anaphora |
Repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases |
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? |
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Antanagoge |
Places a criticism and compliment together to lessen the impact |
The car is not pretty but it runs great |
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Antimetabole |
Repeats words or phrases in reverse order |
Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country |
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Antiphrasis |
Uses a word with an opposite meaning |
The chihuahua was named goliath |
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Antithesis |
Make a connection between two things |
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. |
