Figures of Speech

Figures of Speech

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giving an assertion by means of negation or understatement

litotes

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comparison of two things by using the words like or as

simile

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using another word that is clearly identifiable or associated with idea

metonymy

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using contradictory terms

oxymoron

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refers to any scientific, historical, mythological, literary, or biblical event or figure.

allusion

Figures of Speech

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exaggeration

hyberbole

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gives human traits to inanimate objects or ideas.

personification

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a direct address to something inanimate or dead or absent

apostrophe

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a direct comparison of two unlike things or ideas.

methaphor

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a phrase or statement that on the surface seems contradictory, but makes some kind of emotional sense.

paradox