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5745718545personificationthe attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman0
5745720602anaphorathe use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence1
5745723305chiasmusa rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form2
5745726762understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse or less important than it actually is3
5745728650metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable4
5745732570paradoxa statement that, despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises, leads to a self-contradictory or logically unacceptable conclusion5
5745736847similea figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind6
5745739174metonymythe substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant7
5745743214allusionan expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference8
5745745859repetitionthe action of repeating something that has already been said or written9
5745747494inversionthe normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect or emphasis10
5745750262apostrophewhen a speaker directly addresses someone or something not present11
5745753416ironya contrast of incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality12
5745755483alliterationthe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words13
5745757569euphemisma mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to someone unpleasant or embarrasing14
5745764432rhetorical questiona question that you ask without expecting an answer15
5745766046hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally16

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