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Examples of allusion
Alliteration
Figurative Language
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Alliteration
Repetitive first letter sounds
Seven sisters sat on the sand
Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words
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Examples of allusion
I'm Juliet to your Romeo
My automobile could turn into a pumpkin if I don’t get home by midnight
She had the feeling she had a golden ticket
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Example of symbolism
Symbolism: It is used to represent an emotional state, event, or character
Rainbows: Rainbows are often used as a sign of hope and promise
Dove: In the Bible, the dove symbolizes innocence, purity
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Hyperbole
Two opposite words with similar meanings
A big statement
An exaggerated claim or statement.
Person, place or thing
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Allusion
It is a hint of something well known and you expect others to understand
Repetitive sounds
When you see things that are not real
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Metaphor
Comparing a person, place, object or idea in a literal sense
Comparison using "as" or "like"
Two opposite words with similar meanings
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Oxymoron
Two words with similar meanins
Two opposite words with similar meanings
Two words with opposite meanings but make sense when they’re combined.
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Simile
Comparison using "same as" or "as well as"
Comparing a person, place, object or idea in a literal sense
Comparison using "as" or "like"
Two opposite words with similar meanings
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Symbolism
A symbol that is used to represent danger
It is used to express an abstract idea using an item or words.
It is used to express math symbols only in a text.
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Personification
When a person acts like an animal
When you give human attributes or characteristics to objects.
A person who is an actor/actress
Person, place or thing
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Irony
It is a style of sarcasm
Jokes
It is a play on words
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Onomatopoeia
A type of sound that can only be heard with headphones
Repetitive sounds
The formation of a word from a sound
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Puns
Jokes
Games
A type of raisin
It is a play on words
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Example of puns
Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a-salted
A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired
A pessimist's blood type is always B-negative
