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English Language Arts 30-1
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Addressing an object or idea as if it were a person
personification
apostrophe
synecdoche
anaphora
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A lyrical Houdini, creating illusions.
simile
alliteration
allusion
personification
3
Mammals named Sam are clammy.
consonance
allusion
connotation
alliteration
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substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one
euphony
dyspehmism
cacophony
euphemism
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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines/sentences
assonance
alliteration
allusion
anaphora
6
A part of something that represents the whole; a whole that represents a part
synecdoche
symbolism
metonymy
metaphor
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Repetition of the same vowel sound in surrounding words
alliteration
consonance
assonance
allusion
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Repetition of the same consonant sound in the middle or at the end of surrounding words
assonance
consonance
alliteration
allusion
9
My friend's bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast.
pun
prose
paradox
personification
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I've asked you a million times to stop talking!
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
assonance
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The emotional association of a word
connotation
symbolism
denotation
consonance
12
Purposely downplaying the importance or intensity of something
understatement
anaphora
hyperbole
connotation
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The dictionary definition of a word
consonance
symbolism
denotation
connotation
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Writers weave their witty, wonderful words into webs.
consonance
alliteration
assonance
allusion
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Two usually contradictory words not normally put together but that still make sense
oxymoron
antithesis
juxtaposition
contrast
