Figurative Language

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Situational

When a situation turns out different from what was expected

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Synecdoche

figure of speech where a part of something refers to the whole

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Metonymy

using one thing to describe something related

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Apostrophe

addressing something or someone that is not there

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Euphemism

a mild phrase that replaces a harsh one

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Conceit

an extended metaphor in which an entire literary work is a comparison to something else

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Allusion

reference to a mythological, literary, biblical or historical person, place , or thing

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Imagery

consists of the words or phrases a writer uses to represent person, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses

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paradox

when an element of a statement contradicts each other

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Oxymoron

form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms

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Dominant impression

mood/ atmosphere - created through sensory details (5 senses)

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synesthesia

using one sensory experience to describe another one