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metaphor  comparrison between two different things.  
simile  comparrison between two different things using "like"or "as".  
synecdoche  when a group of words paints a picture of another word or object.  
metonymy  substitution of a suggested word for what is meant.  
antanaclasis  one word repeated twice but used differently both times.  
paronomasia  words used are alike in sound but different in meaning.  
syllepsis  a phrase used once but meant two ways.  
personification  giving inanimate objects human like qualities or abilities.  
hyperbole  exaggeration for heightened effect with some truth.  
litotes  purposeful use of an understatement.  
rhetorical question  asking a question bit not expecting an answer.  
irony  saying the opposite of what it meant. when the reader knows something the character doesn't. the character can't help what may happen known or not.  
onomatapoeia  use of a word whose sound is used when said.  
oxymoron  putting two contradicting words together.  
paradox  contradicting statement that contains some truth.  
periphrasis  substitution of a proper noun with words that describe it.