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Rhetorical Terms O Flashcards

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Oxymoron

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An apparent paradox achieved by a juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another
Ex: jumbo shrimp

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Onomatopoeia

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Use of words to imitate natural sounds

Ex: boom

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