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Simile:
A figure of speech in which things that are different are compared using the words "like" or "as."
Idioms
:
Expressions that do not mean what they literally say.
Alliteration
: Repetition of sound at the beginning of two or more words that are next together.
Puns:
A play on words that relies on a word having one or more meaning or sounding like another.
Metaphor:
A figure of speech in which things are compared without using "like" or "as."
Personification:
Giving non-human objects human qualities.
Hyperbole:
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Oxymoron:
a figure of speech that combines words that are contradictory to each other.
Onomatopoeia:
Words that express sound.
Cliché:
An
expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect.