Rhetorical Devices

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AMPLIFICATION

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Repeats a word or phrase for emphasis

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ANALOGY

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Compares two different things that have similar characteristics

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ANAPHORA

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repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases

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HYPERBOLE

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An exaggeration

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SIMILE

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A comparison that uses like or as

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ANTITHESIS

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Makes a connection between two things

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OXYMORON

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A two-word paradox

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METAPHOR

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A comparison between two things that does not use like or as

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ANTIPHRASIS

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Uses a word with an opposite meaning

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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Words that imitate the sound they describe