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| a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ). |
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| a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
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| an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature. |
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| a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker. |
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