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exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
ex. the situation is at least a billion million times... |
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| author expressing ideas by the means of symbolical figures and actions of truth |
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| of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse |
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| a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (as John in “Mary saw John and called to him”); broadly : a word or phrase replaced by a substitute |
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| A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty" |
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| a literary device for referring to any well known person place or thing |
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| structure remains the same using words. phrases, etc |
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| any expressive use of language |
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| main clause in the beginning |
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| Main clause in the end creating suspense |
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| making something sound better or nicer than it really is |
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| a word than has more than one meaning |
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| a humorous imitation of a person place or thing |
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| writers choice of words (ex. you are good vs. you are kind) |
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| a piece of writing that is moralizing, designed to teach, preachy |
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| a brief statement of truth, knowledge, or opinion (everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die) |
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| writing that resembles everyday speech |
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| a statement that contradicts itself (turn in homework on sunday) |
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| an argument containing 3 parts |
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