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| 2966289919 | Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things without using a connective word such as like or as All the world's a stage | 0 | |
| 2966289920 | personification | Giving human characteristics to a non human thing or to an abstract idea the waves dance | 1 | |
| 2966289921 | Pun | A play on words in which one word is substituted for another similar or identical sound but a very different meaning "camping is intense" | 2 | |
| 2966289922 | Simile | A comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using connective words such as like or as he is sleeping like a log | 3 | |
| 2966289923 | Allusion | Reference to a statement person place or event that is known from literature history religion miss politics sports science or the arts the businessman had the midas touch | 4 | |
| 2966289924 | Anaphora | deliberate repetition ofthe first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. | 5 | |
| 2966289925 | Euphemism | indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant We had to put our elderly Lab to sleep | 6 | |
| 2966289926 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration used for emphasis or for humorous effect I'm so hungry I could eat a horse | 7 |
