| Term | Definition |
|---|
| simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') |
| metaphor | A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other. |
| personification | attribution of personality to an impersonal thing |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement for effect. |
| oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence') |
| parodox | Use of apparently contradictory ideas to point out some underlying truth |
| irony | Use of word in a way that conveys a meaning opposite to its usual meaning |
| allusion | An indirect reference to another work of literature or art |
| allegory | a story or poem in which characters, settings, and even events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities. |
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