| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Allusion | A reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea, or person |
| Figurative Language | All uses of language that imply an imaginative comparison |
| Foreshadowing | A purposeful hint placed in a work of literature to suggest what may occur later in the narrative |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis |
| Irony | When a situation produces and outcome that is the opposite of what is expected |
| Juxtaposition | When two contrasting things are placed next to each other for comparison |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly |
| Oxymoron | Two contradictory words in one expression |
| Paradox | A seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth |
| Personification | A figure of speech in which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities or personalities |
| Pun | A play on words |
| Simile | A commonly used figure of speech that compares one thing with another using the words |
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