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The firemen burning down houses in Fahrenheit 451 is an example of

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Set in a barnyard, Animal Farm tells the story of the rise of the Communist party in Russia.

The use of words that imitate the sounds of what they describe

The humorous use of a word to suggest another word with the same sound or different meaning

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Attending the eighth grade social requires you to put your best foot forward.

A figure of speech that cannot be defined literally

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Saying "there was a delay" is more formal than "I'm late," when giving excuses.

A reference to a well-known text within another text

Giving non humans, human quality traits

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Distinctive language, including sounds/spelling/grammar, of a specific group/class of people

“The trees overhead made a great sound of letting down their dry rain.”

What is expected turns out to be quite different than what actually happens

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The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word, beyond its literal meaning

The reader's feeling; the emotion of a work

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"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."

An object, person, or place that stands for something else

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"Golden daffodils / Beside the lake, beneath the trees / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."

Conversation between characters

A comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as

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Whenever I'm feeling sad, I have to remember that every cloud has a silver lining.

Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures

A figure of speech in which the words seem to contradict each other

Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, often used for comic effect

"How come you to be in the forest?" Equality asked. "We have followed you," Liberty responded.

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Faber says, "I'm the queen bee, safe in my hive. You will be the drone, the travelling ear."

A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

"The books are to remind us of what fools we are. They're Caesar's praetorian guard..."

"Be quiet" is better to say because it's more positive sounding, unlike the negative "shut up."

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together