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• allegory a reality which disguises another reality to convey hidden meaning
• alliteration repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase
• allusion something of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase
• anaphora repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines
• antithesis (the opposite) contrasting parallel ideas
• euphemism a subtler expression than one that may come across as rude or offensive
• hyperbole exaggeration
• irony expression which means something opposite to what is actually said
• metaphor expression which makes an implied comparison
• onamatopoeia words that imitate the sound that they describe
• personification giving human characteristics to non-human objects
• rhetorical question a question that is posed for emphasis, not requiring an answer
• simile expression which makes an explicit comparison, using the word "like" or "as"
• symbol an object, person or event that stands for something abstract, such as an idea, emotion or theme
• triad a repetition of three items, phrases or concepts

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