Rhetorical Devices

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SIMILE

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A comparison that uses like or as.

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HYPERBOLE

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An exaggeration.

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Repetition

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A repeated use of words or phrases for emphasis.

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PATHOS

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An appeal that persuades to the audience's emotions and feelings.

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OXYMORON

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The combination of two words of opposite meaning.

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METAPHOR

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.

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ALLITERATION

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The recurrence of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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PERSONIFICATION

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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EUPHEMISM

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt.

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IRONY

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A contrast between expectation and reality.