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Vocabulary # 10
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Preposition | a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause |
| Simile | comparison of two things using like, as, or than |
| Hyperbole | over exaggeration |
| Alliteration | repetition of the beginning sounds of words |
| Metaphor | comparison of two things by suggesting one thing is another thing |
| Onomatopoeia | sound words |
| Idiom | a well-known phrase that means something different than the actual meaning of the individual words |
| Oxymoron | a word or phrase that contradicts itself |
| Pathetic | deserving pity |
| ignite | cause to start burning |