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5985289331AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something "Don't act like a Romeo in front of her"0
5985290686AnalogyComparison or relationship between two things "Obeying is to servant, like ordering is to a master"1
5985293143Colloquial/colloquialismSlang "Eat my dust" or "buzz off"2
5985294338InvectiveStrong abusive language "I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception"3
5985295466MetaphorComparison of seemingly unlike things or substitution for one or the other "Time is a thief", "he has a heart of gold"4
5985299318OnomatopoeiaNatural sounds are imitated in the sound of words "Tweet"5
5985301237PersonificationGiving animals, concepts, or inanimate objects human attributes or emotions "Every morning my alarm clock springs to life"6
5985303453SarcasmBitter, caustic language (hurt or ridicule someone)7
5985306280SynesthesiaWhen one sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another "Her wallpaper was too loud"8
5985309083ZeugmaWhen a verb or adj. applies to more than one noun "Jim and his license expired yesterday"9

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