Figures of Speech Flashcards

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allegory

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representation of abstract through concrete

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alliteration

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repetition of words which begin with the same letter

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anaphora

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repetition of the same word

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apostrophe

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putting the object of the preposition before the preposition

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assonance

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repetition of similar vowel sounds either medial or final

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