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A swimmer drowned in the bathtub.

Sam swam swiftly through the stream.

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Sam swam swiftly through the stream.
chiasmus
alliteration
zeugma
epiphora
2
A swimmer drowned in the bathtub.
irony
simile
apostrophe
litotes
3
The tree whistled.
synecdoche
personification
assonance
epiphora
4
Beep! Beep!
onomatopoeia
epiphora
anaphora
zeugma
5
The banker quit his job; he had lost interest.
alliteration
metonymy
pun
sarcasm
6
I ate grapes all day.
pun
synecdoche
assonance
epiphora
7
project, eject, elect
simile
apostrophe
consonance
paradox
8
Jumbo shrimp
zeugma
alliteration
oxymoron
chiasmus
9
Cigarettes are cancer sticks.
metaphor
polysyndeton
litotes
asyndeton
10
Good things happen to bad people.
antithesis
zeugma
sarcasm
personification
11
passed away (vs. died)
hyperbole
euphemism
antithesis
synecdoche