A reference to an event, literary work or person - I can’t do that because I am not Superman.
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Alliteration
The recurrence of initial consonant sounds - rubber baby buggy bumpers
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Amplification
Repeats a word or expression for emphasis - Love, real love, takes time.
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Analogy
Compares two different things that have some similar characteristics - He is flaky as a snowstorm.
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Anaphora
Repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases - "If you ***** us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?” (Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare)
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Antanagoge
Places a criticism and compliment together to lessen the impact - The car is not pretty but it runs great.
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Antimetabole
Repeats words or phrases in reverse order - “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” (J F Kennedy)
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Antiphrasis
Uses a word with an opposite meaning - The Chihuahua was named Goliath.
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Antithesis
Makes a connection between two things - “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Neil Armstrong)
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Appositive
Places a noun or phrase next to another noun for descriptive purposes - Mary, queen of the land, hosted the ball.
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Enumeratio
Makes a point with details - Renovation included a spa, tennis court, pool and lounge.
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Epanalepsis
Repeats something from the beginning of a sentence at the end - My ears heard what you said but I couldn’t believe my ears.
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Epithet
Using an adjective or adjective phrase to describe - mesmerizing eyes
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Epizeuxis
Repeats one word for emphasis - The amusement park was fun, fun, fun.
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Hyperbole
An exaggeration - I have done this a thousand times.
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Litotes
Makes an understatement by denying the opposite of a word that may have been used - The terms of the contract are not disagreeable to me.
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Metanoia
Corrects or qualifies a statement - You are the most beautiful woman in this town, nay the entire world.
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Metaphor
Compares two things by stating one is the other - The eyes are the windows of the soul.
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Metonymy
A metaphor where something being compared is referred to by something closely associated with it - The knights are loyal to the crown.
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Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate the sound they describe - plunk, whiz, pop
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Oxymoron
A two word paradox - near miss, seriously funny
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Parallelism
Uses words or phrases with a similar structure - I went to the store, parked the car and bought a pizza.
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Simile
Compares one object to another - He smokes like a chimney.
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Understatement
Makes an idea less important that it really is - The hurricane disrupted traffic.
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