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SIMILIE   A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAKES A COMPARIOSN LIKE OR AS  
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METAPHOR   ONT THING IS ANOTHER, SOMETHING IS SOMETHING ELSE  
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HYPERBOLE   EXAGGERATION OF IDEAS FOR THE SAKE OF EMPHASIS  
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PERSONIFICATION   gIVEN NON HUMAN OBJECTS HUMAN ABILITIES  
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SITUATIONAL IRONY   WHEN THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED HAPPENS  
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DRAMTATIC IRONY   WHEN THE READER KNOWS MORE THAN THE CHARACTER  
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ALLEGORY   FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH ABSTRACT IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF CHARACTERS, GIGURES AND EVENTS  
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ALLITERATION   A BREIEF AND INDIRECT REFERENCE TO A PERSON, PLACE THING OR IDEA OF HISOTRICAL, CULTURAL LITERARY OR POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE  
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CONFLICT   THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES USUALLY A PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST  
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CONNOTATION   THE SECONDARY, IMPLIED MEANING OF A WORD OR PHRASE  
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