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1
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pathetic fallacy

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weather matches mood

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2
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personification

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making object human

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3
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simile

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using like or as

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4
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metaphor

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saying something is something

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5
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extended metaphor

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metaphor that goes on for longer

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6
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oxymoron

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2 opposites side by side

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7
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juxtaposition

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explaining an oxymoron or a longer oxymoron

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8
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symbol

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someting respresenting something

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9
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semantic field

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words all linked to a theme

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10
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irony

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when texts surprise the characters

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11
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rhetorical

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with no answer

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12
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hyperbole

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overexaggerating

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13
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assonance

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repetition of the “oo”

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14
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alliteration

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words begin with the same letter

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15
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sibilance

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words have the s sound or letter

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16
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euphemism

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saying something with an indirect manner

17
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emotive language

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writer makes reader feel angry

18
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onomatopoeia

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words describe the sound

19
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triplets

A

lists of three

20
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facs/stats

A

use evidence to support opinion

21
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plosive

A

harsh sounds, p, b, d

22
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zoomorphism

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person animal features

23
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opinion

A

i mean its an opinion

24
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repetition

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i mean repetition just for effect

25
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noun verbs adjectives adverbs

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