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kicked the bucket is an example of...
what is idiom
an Oxymoron
what is A paradox created by two contradictory terms
The suitcase weighed a ton!
what is hyperbole
a play on words
what is pun
an idiom is
what is a common phrase not meant to be taken literally
silent scream
what is oxymoron
A writer presents a situation or thing as if it is less important or serious than it is in reality.
understatement
what is pun
a simile
what is A comparison of two dissimilar objects or ideas using like or as
"lucky me"
verbal irony
When a writer uses a softer/nicer word/phrase in the place of something that could be considered offensive or unpleasant.
what is euphimisim
Personification
what is a non human thing having human characteristics
Verbal Irony
what is when someone says something ironic
a metaphor is
what is A comparison of two dissimilar objects or ideas without like or as
kicked the bucket
what is idiom
Allusion
what is An author references a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work that the audience should be able to recognize
the leaves whispered
what is personification
Situational Irony
what is When the audience expects an event to occur, but something different/unexpected happens
you as skinny as a rail is an example of a
what is simile
An author purposely exaggerates to an extreme
what is Hyperbole
This math formula is my Donkey
what is allusion
the door groans when we open it
what is personification
Dramatic Irony
what is The audience knows something(s) that some character(s) do not.