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8417548348Alliteration"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."0
8417548349HyperboleA trope composed of exaggerated words or ideals used for emphasis and not to be taken literally.1
8417548350Hyperbole"I've told you a million times not to call me a liar!"2
8417548354Metaphor"Debt is a bottomless sea."3
8417548356Metonymy"Crown" to mean "king" ("The power of the crown was mortally weakened") or an author for his works ("I'm studying Shakespeare"). Mark Antony's speech in Julius Caesar in which he asks of his audience: "Lend me your ears."4
8417548357OnomatopoeiaCrash, zing, splash, kaboom. Bing.5
8417548358OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.6
8417548360Personification"Integrity thumbs its nose at pomposity."7
8417548362Simile"Her eyes are as blue as a robin's egg."8
8417548364SynecdocheHired hands for workmen9
8417548365SynecdocheThe law for police officer10
8417548366SynecdocheCutthroat for assassin11
8417548367SynecdocheThief for pickpocket12
8417548368SynecdocheSteel for sword13
8417548370UnderstatementYou'll write a couple essays in AP Language and Composition14
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