| A | B |
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| hyperbole | an exaggeration, usually ridiculous or funny |
| Metaphor | compares two things without using a connective word |
| simile | compares two things using a connective word such as like or as |
| personification | giving human characteristics to something that is not human |
| symbolism | uses a person, place or object to represent something else |
| allusion | a reference to a famous work of art, person, work of liteture, or historical event |
| understatement | minimizes or lessens the importance of something; opposite of hyperbole |
| paradox | statement that seems false but has truth in it |
| allegory | story that has two meanings, literal and symbolic |
| parable | fable or story wtih a moral |
| parody | imitation of an author's or artist's style |
| satire | literary work that makes fun of human follies |
