| Term | Definition |
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| antithesis | A figure of speech in which words and phrases with opposite meanings are balanced against each other. |
| conceit | A fanciful poetic image or metaphor that likens on ething to something else that is seemingly very different. |
| hyperbole | A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. |
| litotes | A figure of speech in which a positive is stated by negating its opposite. |
| metaphor | A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected. |
| metonymy | A figure or speech in whih one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated. |
| onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. |
| simile | A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as". |
| synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used to designate the whole or the who is used to designate a part. |
| trope | A figure of speech, such as metaphor or metonymy, in whch words are not used in their literal (or actual) sense but in a figurative (or imaginative) sense. |
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