JAZ AND HANNAHS AWESOME ENGLISH CROSSWORD X

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A figure of speech in which two fundamentally unlike things are explicitly compared, usually in a phrase introduced by "like" or "as."
similie
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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
rhetorical question
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Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses.
imagery
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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.
hyperbole
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A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
dialect
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Characteristic of writing that seeks the effect of informal spoken language as distinct from formal or literary English.
colloquial
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The repetition of an initial consonant sound.
alliteration
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A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common
metaphor
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A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities.
personification
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A mocking, often ironic or satirical remark
sarcasm
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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.

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rhetorical question

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Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses.

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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.

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Card 5

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A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.

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