A stated comparison between two things that are actually unlike, but that have something in common. Expresses comparison using like or as.

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A reference to a historical or literary person, place, or event with which the reader is assumed

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Overstatement or exaggeration for effect

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Creating or using words that imitate sounds

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A kind of “paradox,” it has two successive (means side by side) words which apparently contradict each other

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A statement that seems to be contradictory or ridiculous but is actually quite true.

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, an animal or an idea

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An object stands for an abstract idea

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Related to alliteration, it is the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of a series of words

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Language in a literary work that invokes sense impressions by literal or figurative reference. These may not be mental “pictures”, but may appeal to senses other than sight.

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Vague critical term usually designating the mood or atmosphere of a work. Can also mean the author’s attitude toward the reader

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