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The use of extravagant exaggeration for effect
* Eg- I'm son hungry, I could eat a horse |
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The treatment of abstract ideas or objects as they were human
*eg- My computer hates me |
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comparison between two things using the words like or as
* Eg- He is as cunning as a fox |
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A comparison which states that two things are the same to stress a quality they share
* The city is a jungle |
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The repetition of sounds in a series of words
* I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless |
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The repetition of a speech sound in nearby words
* Eg The Black Cockatoos are stuck in the muck |
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A word used to name a person,place,thing, state or quality
* Eg- Alex rode his bicycle down the hill |
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