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7275228911MetaphorMaking a comparison without using like or as Ex: He had a a roller coaster of emotions.0
7275228912SimileMaking a comparison using like or as Ex: He ran like the wind.1
7275228913MetonomyThe substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant Ex: The white house decided on a new policy.2
7275233292Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Ex: Many hands make like work.3
7275234465Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea Ex: The sun smiled down on me.4
7275251523pathetic fallacyascribing feelings to things Ex: The angry clouds were grey.5
7275255855anthropomorphismthe attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a animal or object. Ex: Lighting McQueen raced in the Daytona 500.6
7275258805zoomorphismApplying animal characteristics to humans or gods Ex: The boy howled in pain.7
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