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associated with what is named

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one's meaning by using language normally

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same letter or sound.

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the personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

"“I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors"

synonyms: | figure of speech, image, trope, analogy, comparison, symbol, word painting/picture"the profusion of metaphors in her everyday speech has gotten pretty tiresome"

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not deducible from the separated words

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a figure of speech in which it meansa conjunction

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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something that is not supposed not to be taken serious

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exgattered statements

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

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terms that appear in conjunction

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different sounds

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cucko

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a sound

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e expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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1. a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light).

2. synonyms: language · mode of expression · turn of phrase · style · [more]speech · locution · diction · usage · phraseology · phrasing · phrase · vocabulary · terminology · parlance · jargon · argot · cant · patter · tongue · vernacular · lingo

a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people:

"he had a feeling for phrase and idiom"

synonyms: language · mode of expression · turn of phrase · [more]style · speech · locution · diction · usage · phraseology · phrasing · phrase · vocabulary · terminology · parlance · jargon · argot · cant · patter · tongue · vernacular · lingo

the dialect of a people or part of a country.

3. a characteristic mode of expression in music or art:

4. "they were both working in a neo-impressionist idiom"

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.

Some common examples:

I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

I had a ton of chores to do.

Examples from literature:

From Flannery O'Connor's Parker's Back: "And the skin on her face was thin and drawn tight like the skin on an onion and her eyes were gray and sharp like the points of two ice picks."

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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a figure of speech

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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The attribution of a human characteristics to something non-human.

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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a group of words established by usage by having a meaning not deducible from those indivudal words

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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to express meaning of the same thing happening twice

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a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract.

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A figure of speech witch is applied to an object.

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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the way to show happy feelings

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the irony of something that happened before and happening again

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a word that kind of sounds like the sound of the word

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the attribution of nature of human characteristics to something non human / personification

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the attribution of nature of human characteristics to something non human / personification

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

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giving a non human thing human abilities

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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a figure of speech where a word is applied to an object or action in which is not completely relevant

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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exaggerated statements

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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a word or phrase used as an object or action

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a word or phrase used as an object or action

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that refers to something as being the same as another thing for rhetorical effect. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas. Where a simile compares two items, a metaphor directly equates them, and does not use "like" or "as" as does a simile.

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Comparing something with "as or like"

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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like or as

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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a figure of speech that cannot be true or done

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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1. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.