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weaking the emphasis of a statement by negating the opposing argument.
ex: "His work was NOT excellent" |
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an inversion or reversal of words in two otherwise parallel phrases.
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"One should EAT to LIVE, not LIVE to EAT" |
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giving inanimate objects or abstractions human qualities.
ex: "The tree laughed" |
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Interuption that addresses a person or personified thing, either present or absent.
ex: "OH ANCESTORS, what would you say on this matter" |
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a short, informal reference to a famous person or event
ex: "Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark" |
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Oxymoron is a paradox reduced to two words.
"loud whisper" |
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| repetition of word/s at the beginning of consecutive phrases. |
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expression used by speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling than the original word or phrase.
ex: "He Passed away" (he died) |
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| author uses words to convey something other than, and especially opposite of their literal meaning. |
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a word that imitates the sound of what it describes
ex: "Buzz" |
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A technique in error in which the auther writes in an informal tone.
(used commonly in dialogue) |
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the use of a part of something in order to speak of the whole.
ex: "wheels" (for cars) |
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Substituting a word for another word closely associated with it.
"lend me your ear"
"the Crown" for the British monarchy
"The Press" for the news media. |
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an instance of placing two things side by side in order to compare or contrast the two, showing similarities or differences
ex: "hot cold"
"bitter/sweet" |
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a statement which, though it appears self-contradictory, contains a basis of truth that reconciles the seeming opposites. Contradictory yet makes sense with more thought.
ex: "to lead the people, walk behind them" |
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when statemens are exaggerated
ex: "worst tennis player IN THE WORLD" |
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An author puts OPPOSITE IDEAS two in the same sentence in an equal, balanced way.
ex; "give me liberty or give me death" |
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X compared to Y usking As or Like
"hungry AS a bear"
"red LIKE a tomatoe" |
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X compared to Y, where X is said to be Y. X is Y.
ex: "Juliet IS the sun" |
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