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Comparing two unlike things using like or as:
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Using similar grammatical structures to create rhythm and balance:
3.
Using one word to govern or modify two other words in different ways:
4.
Using a part to represent a whole or a whole to represent a part:
5.
Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words:
6.
Placing two ideas or images side by side to create contrast:
7.
Repeating the same word or phrase at the end of consecutive clauses or sentences:
8.
Comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other:
9.
Giving human traits to nonhuman things:
10.
A brief reference to a well known person, event, place, or text:
11.
Comparing two things to explain or clarify an idea:
12.
Exaggeration for emphasis:
13.
Removing conjunctions to create speed or emphasis:
14.
Repeating vowel sounds within nearby words:
15.
A question asked for effect, not for an answer:
16.
Repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of consecutive clauses or sentences:
17.
Putting two opposite ideas together to highlight contrast:
