Rhetorical Terms (pt. 2)

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hyperbole

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The plate shattered into a million pieces.

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Analogy: Life is like a box of chocolates

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You never know what you are going to find.

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allusion

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Finishing his memoir was his white whale.

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Satire example:

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When Senator Jackson said 'facts don’t lie,' he forgot that his first name wasn’t 'Facts.'

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Simile example:

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It was as hot as an oven this morning.

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Personification

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The beautiful valley spread its arms and embraced us.

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euphemism

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The baseball struck him in a delicate area.

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Meiosis

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We must end this peculiar institution.

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Antithesis

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No pain, no gain.

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Consonance

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Mike likes Ike’s bike.