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Figurative Language
Language not meant to be taken literally, includes simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole.
Synecdoche
Referring to one part of something to represent the whole thing.
Understatement
The opposite of hyperbole; deliberately using an overly small estimation for effect.
Conceit
A long metaphor, usually used over the course of an entire poem.
Metonymy
Using a related object to describe another object or idea.
Sound Device
A technique related to the sound that words make when pronounced.
Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds.
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds.
Onomatopoeia
Words that make the sound they are describing.
