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Applying human traits to animals and things or ideas.
Comparison of characteristics of two different things using like or as.
The stock market is like a roller coaster ride--up and down.
My best friend was a backstabber. He told my girl friend I had been fired from my job.
No man is an island.
Metaphor
A repetition of initial consonant sounds.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Alliteration
Gross exaggeration
Words written like the sound they make.
Words used that have a different meaning than the literal meaning.
“ You can’t tell a book by its cover.” Meaning: You can’t know a person by their looks alone.
“live out of a suitcase” meaning traveling all the time.
“had a ball” meaning had a good time
“I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.”
Meaning: I’ll deal with that when the time comes.
“Don’t burn your bridges.”
Meaning: Don’t alienate people that can help you, or don’t cut off your connections to opportunities.
Example: I was late because I was caught in a traffic jam.
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