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| 6347456178 | Metaphor | A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two subjects without the use of "like" or "as." | 0 | |
| 6347456565 | Simile | A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. | 1 | |
| 6347456566 | Analogy | An analogy is a comparison between two things. Metaphors and similes are tools used to create an analogy. | 2 | |
| 6347458510 | Anachronism | An anachronism is something that is not in the correct chronological time period. | 3 | |
| 6347460701 | Aphorism | An aphorism is a short saying that expresses a statement of truth in a concise and witty manner. | 4 | |
| 6347465429 | Personification | Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes. | 5 | |
| 6347465872 | Hyperbole | Hyperbole is the use of obvious and deliberate exaggeration. | 6 | |
| 6347465877 | Understatement | Understatement is when a writer presents a situation or a thing as if it is less important than it is. | 7 | |
| 6347466642 | Allusion | An allusion is a literary device used to reference something outside of the work of literature. | 8 | |
| 6347469452 | Antithesis | The use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structure. | 9 | |
| 6347470293 | Apostrophe | A literary device in which the speaker detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. | 10 | |
| 6347479204 | Epigram | Epigram is a short, but insightful statement, which communicates a thought in a witty, satirical, or paradoxical way. | 11 | |
| 6347480077 | Euphemism | The substitution of a mild term for one more offensive or hurtful | 12 | |
| 6347480832 | Litote | Litotes is a form of an understatement that uses double negatives to assert a positive sentiment. | 13 | |
| 6347482069 | Kenning | A kenning is a two-word metaphor that replaces a single, concrete noun. | 14 | |
| 6430809794 | Malapropism | A malapropism is the (usually) unintentional misuse of a word in the place of another word with a similar sound. | 15 | |
| 6430817127 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which the name of a thing is replaced by the name of something else with which it is closely associated. | 16 |
