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| a reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event that the writer assumes the reader will be familiar with. |
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| a comparison of similar objects |
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| a brief story used to illustrate or make a point |
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| using opposite ideas in the same though or sentence |
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| a common word or phrase that is used when people tai to one another. |
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| an overstatement or a stretching of the truth to emphasize a point. |
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| a technique in which a writer interrupts a story to go back and explain an earlier event. |
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| hints or clues that a writer uses to suggest what will happen next in a story. |
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| an extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis. |
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| words used in a special way that may be different form their literal meaning. |
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| a technique that uses a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning. |
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| putting two ideas, words, or pictures together to create a new, often ironic meaning. |
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| words that make people feel for or against something. |
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| the use of details that are common in a certain place. |
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| a figure of speech that compares two things without using the words like or as. |
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| an exaggeration or a stretching of the truth. |
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| a technique in which two words with opposite meanings are put together for a special effect. |
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| a statement that is true even though it seems to be saying two opposite things |
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| repeating similar grammatical structures to give it rhythm |
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| a figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics |
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| a phrase that uses words in a way that gives them a funny effect |
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| the use of praise to make fun of or "put down" someone or something. |
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| specific details that are usually perceived through the senses. |
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| a figure of speech that compares two things using the word like or as |
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| informal words or phrases used by particular groups of people when they talk to each other. |
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| a concrete or real object used to represent an idea |
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| the use of part of something to represent the whole |
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| using very calm language, an author can bring special attention to an object or idea |
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