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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally and for the purpose of emphasis.
Hyperbole
an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind.
Symbolism
Jumbo shrimp
Oxymoron
Her voice is music to my ears.
Metaphor
What are two things you can never eat for breakfast?
a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part.
Metonymy
the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect.
Anaphora
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Rhyme
He is as stubborn as a mule.
Simile
I can fill a room, but take up no space, what am I?
Light
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
Understatement
The engineer held the steering to steer the vehicle.
Assonance
The flowers danced in the breeze.
Personification
What is the only place where today comes before yesterday?
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figurative language used to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
Imagery
the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity.
Consonance
The books fell off the table with a loud thump.
Onomatopoeia
How do construction workers party? They raise the roof.
Pun
What has hands and a face but can´t hold anything or smile?
A clock
the repetition of a pattern of sounds in poetry.
Rhythm
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
Allusion
Britain´s biggest dog is named ¨Tiny.¨
Irony
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.
Repetition
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?
A keyboard