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Figures for reading

Common figures of speech for reading prose & poetry


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metaphorone thing is equated with another
simileanalogy using like or as
onamotapoeiasound words
alliterationrepeating sounds at the beginning of a group of words
oxymoroncontradiction in terms
imagrya picture of something
personificationhuman-like characteristics for non human things
euphemismmaking something better than it is
sarcasmsharp biting writing