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Alliteration |
Repetition of a beginning consonant sound |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration for emphasis |
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Idiom |
A phrase that has come to have a different meaning |
Easy as cake |
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Imagery |
Descriptive writing that appeals to the senses |
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Metaphor |
A comparison between two things that does not use 'like' or 'as' |
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Onomatopeia |
Words that convey sounds |
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Oxymoron |
Combining two words with opposite meaning |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things |
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Simile |
A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as' |
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