A rhetorical figure that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Literary Devices

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Simile
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A rhetorical figure that refers directly to one thing by mentioning another.
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Metaphor
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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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Alliteration
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A situation or statement where the truth is the opposite of appearances.
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Irony
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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
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Images
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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
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Allegory
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A rhetorical figure in which seemingly contradictory terms appear together.
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Oxymoron
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