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| 3115746492 | Allusion | reference to famous/historical person/event | 0 | |
| 3115749887 | Conceit | extended comparison by exploring metaphoric possibilities in a single subject ("A Rose by any other name...") | 1 | |
| 3115755606 | Epithet | descriptive phrase highlighting key traits ("the Brown Bomber;" "the master mariner") | 2 | |
| 3115759071 | Euphemism | use of inoffensive language in place of hurtful terms ("vertically challenged") (NOTE: a special form of is Circumlocution AP - "talking around" something, usually by supplying a descriptive phrase in place of a name; a form of euphemism (Lord Montague: "Let two more summers wither in their pride/Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.") | 3 | |
| 3115775269 | Hyperbole (Overstatement AP) | an intentionally exaggerated statement; for humor or emphasis | 4 | |
| 3115786652 | Irony | a contrast between appearance and reality | 5 | |
| 3115793583 | Litotes (Understatement, sometimes called Meiosis) | deliberate understatement, especially when expressing a thought by denying its opposite ("Oh it's nothing; I can always get another Dad" or, said of a serious wound, "It's only a scratch.") | 6 | |
| 3115799220 | Metaphor | indirect comparison of an implied trait between two unlike objects ("eagle eye") | 7 | |
| 3115806053 | Metonymy | reference to someone/thing by naming one of its parts; the substitution of the name of an object closely associated with a word for the word itself; e.g., the pen (for thoughts) is mightier than the sword (for military action) | 8 | |
| 3115813671 | Onomatopoeia | using/inventing a word whose sound imitates that which it names ("gobbledygook," "boom," "The buzzing of innumerable bees" - the "zz" and "mm" imitate the bee sound) | 9 | |
| 3115819555 | Oxymoron | apparent paradox (self-contradiction) by juxtaposing words that seem to contradict, yet hold a significant underlying truth (e.g., I must be cruel to be kind) | 10 | |
| 3115823003 | Paradox | a statement that is self-contradictory on the surface, yet holds an underlying truth ("Death celebrates life.") | 11 | |
| 3115828657 | Personification | reference to abstractions or inanimate objects as though they had human qualities or abilities ("The King of Winds slapped away the pesky homes") | 12 | |
| 3115833216 | Pun (Paranomasia) | repetition of single word with two different meanings; two words that sound alike but have different meaning; a single word with two different meanings in same sentence | 13 | |
| 3115839888 | Rhetorical Question | any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks ("What's in a name?") | 14 | |
| 3115844179 | Sarcasm (*not* to be confused with Irony) | use of mockery, verbal taunts, or bitter irony, intended to hurt individuals (saying "nice shooting" to a teammate who has missed 10 foul shot free throws in a row) | 15 | |
| 3115856234 | Simile | direct comparison of a stated trait between two like objects ("freshmen are sly as foxes") | 16 | |
| 3115862841 | Syllepsis | When a single word that governs or modifies two or more others must be understood differently with respect to each of those words, often with a witty or comical effect. Not to be confused with zeugma. ("You held your breath and the door for me." - Alanis Morissette) | 17 | |
| 3115868018 | Synedoche | the use of a part to signify the whole, or vice-versa ("threads" (clothes), "wheels" (car), "head of cattle," "the point of my steel") | 18 | |
| 3115871428 | Zeugma | A general term describing when one part of speech (most often the main verb, but sometimes a noun) governs two or more other parts of a sentence (often in a series). ("But passion lends them power, time means, to meet." --Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet) | 19 | |
| 3115908896 | Tropes | (a form of Diction, sometimes called Figurative Language or Rhetorical Devices) - meaning is altered, twisted, "turned," or "figured" from the usual or expected for emphasis or clarity | 20 |
