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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.  
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Hyperbole   Big exaggeration, usually with humor.   Mile-high ice-cream cones.  
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Idiom   The language peculiar to a group of people.   Keep your eyes on the road.  
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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.  
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Onomatopoeia   Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.   Buzz, hiss, roar, and woof.  
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Personification   Giving a thing human qualities.   The tree danced with the wind.  
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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.  
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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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