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3992600813AlliterationRepeated initial consonant sound0
3992600814AllusionReference to a known person or place which adds it's connotations to what is being said1
3992600815AntithesisThe juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas, usually in parallel presentation2
3992600816ApostropheFigure of speech wherein a quality or someone absent or dead is addressed as a person present3
3992600817AssonanceRepeated vowel sounds sounds4
3992600818BathosInsincere or overly sentimental pathos5
3992600819CacophonyThe use of harsh or discordant sound in literary composition6
3992600820ConceitExtended metaphor comparing two very unlike things7
3992600821ConsonanceRepeated consonant sounds, especially at the end of stressed syllables8
3992600822EuphonyA harmoniousness in speech sounds, especially created through emphasizing patterns of consonants and vowels9
3992600823HyperboleGross exaggeration10
3992600824ImageryCollection of images - often figures of speech - found in a work11
3992600825LitotesForm of understatement wherein one states the negative of its opposite12
3992600826MetaphorImplied comparison13
3992600827MetonymySubstitution of a word that relates to whole original or of a word that is closely related to the first14
3992600828OnomatopoediaWords which sound like what they mean15
3992600829OxymoronContradictory terms brought together to express a paradox16
3992600830ParadoxA seemingly contradictory situation which does have meaning17
3992600831ParallelismCoordinate ideas expressed in a coordinate presentations18
3992600832PathosA feeling of sympathy that is aroused by a work of art19
3992600833PersonificationGiving human characteristics to animals or objects20
3992600834RepititionReiteration of a word or phrase21
3992600835Sensory languageWords chosen to appeal to the senses22
3992600836SimilieDirect comparison, using "like" or "as"23
3992600837SynecdocheFigure of speech wherein a part stands for the whole24
3992600838SynesthesiaA blending or confusion of different sense impressions; a sensation or image of a sense other than the one that is being stimulated25

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