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| language in which figures of speech freely occur |
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| figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that have something in common |
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| a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, using like or as |
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| the repetition of an initial sound consonant |
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| identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words |
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| an exaggerated statement for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect |
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| use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
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| use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the object or actions they refer to |
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| a figure of speech in which contradictory terms occur side by side |
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| a figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human qualities or abilities |
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