Imagery, It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses., Simile, Comparing two distinct objects and drawing similarities between them USING “like” or “as.”, Metaphor, Comparing two distinct objects and drawing similarities between them WITHOUT using “like” or “as.”, Hyperbole, It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis., Personification, It gives a thing, an idea, or an animal human qualities., Alliteration, It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together., Allegory, It is a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life., Irony, It is the use of the words in such a way in which the intended meaning is completely OPPOSITE to their literal meaning., Onomatopoeia, It is a word that represents a sound., Allusion, It is a reference to another real work, such as the Bible, mythology, literary character., Idiom, It is a peculiar expression or saying that is common to native speakers of a particular language.

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