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7740681982Paradoxa statement that seems contradictory or absurd, but is actually valid or true "This is the beginning of the end"0
7740741770oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. "A fine mess" "Cruel kindness"1
7740760323DictionA writer's or speaker's choice of words2
7740770044syntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.3
7740777664ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)4
7740793549denotationThe dictionary definition of a word5
7740796380enjambmentThe continuation of reading one line of a poem to the next with no pause, a run-on line.6
7740799420Allusionindirect reference "I was surprised his nose didn't grow like Pinocchio's"7
7740822009Iambic PentameterA line of poetry that contains five iambic feet8
7740826728assonanceRepetition of vowel sounds "try to light the fire"9
7740852693alliterationRepetition of consonant sounds "Come and Clean your Closet"10
7740858128connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.11
7740879677personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea "lightning danced across the sky"12
7740888637metaphorA comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. "She is fishing in troubled waters"13

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