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| 3770948467 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. Analogies can also make writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging. | 0 | |
| 3770948468 | Antithesis | A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses. | 1 | |
| 3770949537 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 2 | |
| 3770949538 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 3 | |
| 3770950732 | Figurative Language | A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. | 4 | |
| 3770950733 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. Figures of speech include apotrophe hyperbole irony metaphor oxymoron paradox personification simile syneddoche understatement | 5 | |
| 3770950734 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor. | 6 | |
| 3770952311 | Imagery | Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions. | 7 | |
| 3770952312 | Litotes | A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. | 8 | |
| 3770952313 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 9 | |
| 3770953911 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). | 10 | |
| 3770954996 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 11 | |
| 3770954997 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 12 | |
| 3770954998 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | 13 | |
| 3770956331 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. | 14 | |
| 3770957401 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning "Cleveland's baseball team"). | 15 | |
| 3770957402 | Synesthesia | Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound"). | 16 | |
| 3770960240 | Understatement | The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 17 |
