Literary Devices

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates the sound it describes.

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Idiom

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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Allusion

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An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Pun

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A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.