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11599063251DictionChoice and use of words and phrases and0
11599091619figurative languagewhen you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday meaning1
11599139305SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.2
11599144241ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)3
11599158906AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event4
11599166110MetaphorA comparison without using like or as5
11599197103SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"6
11599252217PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes7
11599277282Jargonspecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.8
11599284337slanginformal language9
11599291603AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way10
11599296482PunA play on words11
11599296483OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.12
11599300488Hyperboleexaggeration13
11599300489LitotesA form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite14
11599306193IronyA contrast between expectation and reality15
11599306194OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.16
11599317035rhetorical questionA question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer17
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