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Alliteration Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other,

usually on the same or adjacent lines.

Allusion A figure of speech in which a person, place or thing is

referred to by something closely associated with it.

Assonance The formation of a word to imitate the natural sound of

something associated with it.

Euphemism A group of words that has a meaning not deducible from

those of the individual words.

Hyperbole Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words

placed near each other or next to each other.

Idiom A brief reference to a person, historical event, work of art,

or biblical or mythological situation or character.

Imagery A direct comparison of two unlike things stating that one

is the other or does the actions of the other.

An understatement, used to lessen the effect of

Metaphor
something that might sound harsh, offensive or hurtful.

Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses

Metonym
and creates mental pictures for the reader.

A statement that appears contradictory but may reveal a

Onomatopoeia deeper truth.

When a whole object or idea is referred to by the name

Oxymoron of one of its smaller parts.

Giving human characteristics to something non-human

Paradox such as an object, animal, or abstract idea.

A figure of speech that presents an overstatement or

Personification exaggeration for emphasis.

A direct comparison between two unlike things using the

Pun words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

When an ordinary object, event, animal, or person

Simile represents extraordinary meaning or significance.

A joke exploiting words which sound alike but have

Symbolism different meanings.

A phrase that combines two words that are opposite or

Synechdoche contradictory in meaning.