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