Simile: A figure of speech in which things that are different are compared using the words "like" or "as."

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Idioms:
Expressions that do not mean what they literally say.

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Alliteration: Repetition of sound at the beginning of two or more words that are next together.

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Puns: A play on words that relies on a word having one or more meaning or sounding like another.

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Metaphor:  A figure of speech in which things are compared without using "like" or "as."

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Personification: Giving non-human objects human qualities.

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Hyperbole: An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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Oxymoron: a figure of speech that combines words that are contradictory to each other.

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Onomatopoeia: Words that express sound.

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Cliché: An
expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect.

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