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Assonance
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Alliteration,Assonace,simile,Hyperbole,idiom,metaphor,onomatopia,personifiction

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Assonance A resemblance of sound in words or syllables. Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.
Hyperbole Big exaggeration, usually with humor. Mile-high ice-cream cones.
Idiom The language peculiar to a group of people. Keep your eyes on the road.
Metaphor Comparing two things by using one of a kind object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them. I'm drowning in money.
Onomatopoeia Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it. Buzz, hiss, roar, and woof.
Personification Giving a thing human qualities. The tree danced with the wind.
Simile A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as. The light is as bright as the sun.
Alliteration The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by.
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