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Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than
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Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things where it is said one thing IS something else. ( Not using like or as )
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Personification
Giving human-like qualities to non-human creatures or objects
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Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration, usually used for humor
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Onomatopoeia
A word that is a sound. It is auditory imagery (auditory means sound)
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Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds (not vowels) in a phrase
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Oxymoron
When two opposing or conflicting ideas are presented together.