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Consonance |
The repeptition of a consonant sound within a series or words to produce a harmonious effect |
Raleigh hurriedly ran throughout her house, trying to capture her rapid-flying parrot. |
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Metaphor |
A direct comparison of two unlike things, not using like or as |
For such a thin girl, she was quite the pig. |
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Paradox |
Occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other; has a coherent meaning revealing hidden truth, though it appears illogical. |
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we has every thing before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..." (A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens) |
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Personification |
A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics. |
The wind sang a sad, sweet song as it blew through the cemetery that crisp Saturday morning. |
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Pun |
A play on words that are either identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings; can be serious or humorous. |
I accidentally swallowed a little food coloring yesterday. The doctor says I'm alright, but I feel like I've dyed a little inside. |
