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| onomatopoeia | the use of words and imitate sounds |
| oxymoron | a two-word figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas |
| paradox | an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it |
| personification | a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is give human characteristic |
| pun | a play words based on different meanings of words that sound alike |
| satire | a style of writing that uses humor-sometimes gentle and sometimes biting-to criticize people, ideas, or institutions in hopes of improving them |
| simile | a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two basically unlike subjects |
| symbol | an object that has its own meaning, but also represents an abstract idea |
| theme | a central message or universal meaning revealed through literary word |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward the audience and subject |
