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Ms. Graham/Ms. Mahoney A comparison using like or as. Example: His feet are as big as boats A comparison NOT using like or as. It states that something is something. Example: Her hair is silk An indirect reference designed to call something to mind without mentioning it Example: Oh, you’re such a Romeo. Reference to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet A comparison between two different things in order to highlight some point of similarity. Example: Flash drives work like a chalkboard, in that, when information is written on it, the information remains present even when the power is turned off. Deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence for emphasis. Often used as a rhetorical device to create emotion. Example: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief…” A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding, often used when someone is dead. Example: “Death, be not proud!” A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt. Example: vertically-challenged Used in the place of short An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. They are overused phrases Example: It’s raining cats and dogs. Involves one or more of your five senses – the abilities to hear, taste, touch, smell, and see. Example: The little girl’s eyes widened and a toothless grin spread across her face before she squealed at the sight of her new puppy. Two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. Example: I hate loving this television show. The imitation of natural sounds in word form. Often used in comic books when fights happen. Examples: Bang! Boom! Smack! A figure of speech where two words with opposite meaning are placed next to each other. Examples: awfully good, bitter sweet, civil war A situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities. Example: Nobody goes to that restaurant because it’s too crowded. Giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to inanimate objects. Example: The ancient car groaned into first gear. A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word. Example: My friend’s bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast. Symbolism occurs when one thing stands for or represents something else. Example: The dove symbolizes peace.