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| Simile | comparison of two unlike things using "like" with nouns and "as" with clauses |
| Metaphor | an implied comparison of two unlike things; a direct verbal equation of two or more things that may at first seem unlike |
| Personification | giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or concept (something nonhuman); a subtype of metaphor in which the figurative term is always a human being |
| Alliteration | repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row |
| Image | representation in words of sense experience; words which appeal to one or more of the senses; a visual image may be called a mental picture |
| Symbol | a specific idea or object that may stand for ideas, values, persons or ways of life; something that means more than what it is |
| Paradox | an apparent contradiction which is actually true |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration used to achieve emphasis |
