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| the repeated use of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of neighboring words |
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| a reference to a previous work |
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| something that is out of place or in an inappropriate time period |
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| a comparison; either a simile or a metaphor. One must distinguish between the two unless both are used in the referenced writing. |
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| a list (usually a parallel list, separated by either commas or semicolons) |
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| when what actually happens is different from what is expected to happen |
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| two things are compared implying that one thing is not just "like" another but actually is another thing |
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| a word that imitates the sound it denotes |
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| two adjacent words with opposite meanings |
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| a statement or situation that first seems impossible or oxymoronic, but which wolves itself and reveals meaning |
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| giving an animal or an inanimate object human characteristics or actions |
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| comparing two things using the word like or as |
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| the opposite of a hyperbole |
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| repetition of the same word(s) or phrase throughout all or part of a work (for emphasis) |
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| a writer or character addresses a person, an idea, or something else which cannot respond. |
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| when the same vowel sound(s) is repeated in nearby or adjacent words |
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| a pause or break in a line of poetry (often illustrated by a blank space, an ellipsis, or a dash) |
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| a fairly long, rather complicated comparison between two dissimilar things; an extended metaphor and/or simile. |
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| the repetition of final consonant sounds after different vowel sounds; the vowels may be the same, but their sounds are different. |
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| pleasing sounds; the opposite of cacophony |
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| a compound or hyphenated word-often made up by an author and substituted as a synonym for a noun-to give more meaning or imagery. |
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| the substitution of something closely related to a person, place, or thing for the person, place, or thing with which it is identified; in some cases, it is very similar to (or even synonymous with) synecdoche. |
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| a form of personification in which nature is given human emotions to the degree that it becomes illogical or even absurd for nature to have such emotions. |
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| the use of a part to represent the whole; very similar to metonymy. For example, in the phrase "all hands on deck," hands represent entire persons. |
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