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A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes.

• hyperbole

• idiom

• personification

• onomatopoeia

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are unrelated but share common characteristics.

• simile

• symbolism

• rhyme

• metaphor

a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things with the help of the words "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• rhyme

a literary phrase that should be understood to mean something different than what the literal words imply.

• idiom

• hyperbole

• symbolism

• paradox

a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas to make an emphasis

• allegory

• allusion

• hyperbole

• genre

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

• flashback

• flashforward

• foreshadowing

• cliffhanger

a type of story, written by the author, which tells the life of the author

• memoir

• autobiography

• biography

• essay

a type of story about a life of a person that gives details about basic facts or experiences in the life of a person

• memoir

• autobiography

• biography

• essay

a type of story that usually involves supernatural explanations or historical events, and typically involves a hero or supernatural beings

• myth

• fable

• mystery

• humor

a literary term that explains the underlying message or belief about life the author tries to convey

• setting

• tone

• mood

• theme