ENGLISH REVIEWER

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ALLITERATION

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Repeats initial consonant sounds in nearby words.

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APOSTROPHE

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a speaker directly addresses someone or something that is not present or cannot respond.

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SIMILE

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Indirect Comparison

Use "like" or "as" in comparing.

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METAPHOR

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Direct Comparison

Makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics

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OXYMORON

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Opposing two words that are together.

Antithetical Words

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SYNECDOCHE

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A part of something is used to refer to its whole.

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METONYMY

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formed by the use of a term (the name of an object or an idea) to substitute another term that is closely related to the thing or idea.

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HYPERBOLE

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Exagerrated thoughts

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PERSONIFICATION

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an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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a word imitates the sound it represents