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14720889488SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"0
14720890971MetaphorA comparison without using like or as1
14720892138Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa2
14720894712MetonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it3
14720898467Periphrasissubstitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name or of a proper name for a quality associated with the name4
14720900301PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes5
14720900302OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.6
14720900992OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.7
14720901908AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds8
14720904051Aliterationthe repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words9
14720904834PunA play on words10
14720905953malapropisma word humorously misused11
14720906875wordplaythe witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns12
14720910237Paronomasiawordplay based upon similar rather than identical sounds (e.g. roots/ rots).13
14720914704Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses14
14720916320double epithettwo words of identical or almost identical meaning joined by a conjunction. The chief effect is richness or plenitude of style: "extravagant and erring," "foul and pestilent." One of Shakespeare's favorite devices; usually combines a Latinate and an Anglo-Saxon word.15
14720918303Transpositionrearrangement of normal word order for effect16
14720919674Apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person17
14720921977Hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.18
14720921978AllusionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art19
14720923862ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests20

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