As you encounter examples, record them on the lines.
Simile: a comparison of two things using like or as.
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Metaphor: an expression of similitude without the signs of comparison such as like or as.
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Personification: the giving to an inanimate object the sentiments or description of a rational being.
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Metonymy: a substitution of one word for another which has some relation to it
e.g. "They have Moses and the prophets" to describe the books or writings of Moses and the prophets.
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Irony: a mode of speech expressing a sense contrary to that which the speaker intends to convey.
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Hyperbole: a figure of speech which expresses much more or less than the truth.
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Climax: a figure of rhetoric, in which a series of phrases or sentences builds on one another or rise in force.
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Assonance: a resemblance in sound or termination of a word without making rhyme.
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Alliteration: the repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding
each other or at short intervals.
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