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hyperbole
an exaggerated statement
Personification
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
hyperbole
an exaggerated statement
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement.
Metaphor
A comparison between two unrelated things.
Personification
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Simile
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound that it describes.
Flashback
An event that occurred in the past.
Conflict
Can be man vs. man, man vs. self, or man vs. nature.
Climax
The turning point of the story.
Alliteration
The repetition of sound at the beginning of words.
Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows what is happening but the characters do not.
Ethos
An appeal to experience, knowledge, or training.
Pathos
An appeal to emotion.
Logos
An appeal using logic, facts, and figures.
Rhetorical Question
A question that doesn't require an answer.
Rhetoric
The art of effective expression through speaking or writing.
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