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Personification

The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts. An example: Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."

From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," ___ is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms. Simple examples include "jumbo shrimp" and "cruel kindness."

from the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," ___ involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use irony as a device.

. a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. "All hands on deck" is an example.

a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent.

the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work.

The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. Usually, __ is unstated in fictional works, but in nonfiction, the __ may be directly stated, especially in expository or argumentative writing.

a term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name" __ is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example: a news release that claims "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph.

a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Simple examples include such words as buzz, hiss, hum.

harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary word.

a direct comparison between dissimilar things. "Your eyes are stars" is an example.

generally, anything that represents, stands for, something else. Usually, a ___ is something concrete—such as an object, action, character, or scene—that represents something more abstract.