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music_gurl on June 13, 2009
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These are just some simple grammer definitions :)
Classes:
Alston Fam, GRADE 9 FIRST SEM.
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Simile |  a direct comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | An implied comparison |
| Personification | Attributes human qualities to something that is not human |
| Oxymoron | a locution produces an incongruous seemingly self-contradictory effect. |
| Onomatopoeia | words that sound like their meaning |
| Alliteration | repitition of initial consonant sounds |
| Foreshadowing | to present an indication or suggestion of beforehand; presage |
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