A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as.  , , Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. , , A figure of speech that compares two unlike things WITHOUT using the word like or as and sates the comparison as if it were a fact. , , A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. , , Repeated consonants sounds accruing at the beginning of words or within words. , , The use of words that mimic sounds, , The use of outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point and can be ridiculous or funny.  , , Use of words that mean the opposite in order to be funny. , , Expression that refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language. , , Statement appears to contradict itself. , .

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