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Apostrophe
Direct address of a person, object, or quality as if it were present
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Conceit
Comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem
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Epigram
Succinct, witty statement, often in verse
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Extended Metaphor
Series of comparisons within a piece of writing. If they are consistently one concept, this is also known as conceit.
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration for effect
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Litotes
Statement which affirms the positive by negating the negative
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Metonymy
Figure of speech that substitutes something closely related for the thing actually meant
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Metaphor
Implied comparison of two unlike things
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Ocymoron
Two or three word term that appears to be contradictory, but is nevertheless true
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Paradox
Seemingly contradictory statement which is nevertheless true
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Periphrasis
Elaborate and roundabout manner of speech that uses more words than necessary
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Personification
Attributing of human qualities to nonhuman or nonliving things
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Simile
Stated comparison of two unlike things using like or as
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Synecdoche
Use of a part to represent a whole or a whole to represent a part
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Synesthesia
Description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another
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