A descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something else.
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What is an obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect?
Hyperbole
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What is an oxymoron?
A phrase combining two or more contradictory terms.
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What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a word?
Alliteration
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What is Euphemism?
Mild expression used to replace a hard one.
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What are words that sound a little like they mean?
Onomatopeia
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What is a simile?
A descriptive technique that compares one thing with another usually using as or like.
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What is it called when same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different; he passed her a sharp, dark glance, shot a cool, foolish look across the room?
Assonance
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What is Colloquial?
language that is used in speech with an informal meaning; 'chill', 'out of this world', 'take a rain check'.
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Card 2
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Hyperbole
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What is an obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect?
Card 3
Front
A phrase combining two or more contradictory terms.
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