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Literary Devices

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Allegory   show
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show reference well known place, literary or art work, famous person, or historical event  
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Analogy   show
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show mild descriptive word used instead of a possibly offensive or sexist term  
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Hyperbole   show
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Idiom   show
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Imagery   show
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Irony   show
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show comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as  
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show combines terms or ideas which usually contradict each other but still may be technically true  
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Personification   show
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show comparison of two unlike things that use like or as  
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show object, person, or action that has a meaning in itself and that also represents a meaning beyond itself, such as quality, an attitude, a belief, or a value  
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