what is a hyperbole
exaggeration
seeing things in person
what is a synecdoche
the whole substituting for part or part of the whole
not substituting just letting the sentence be.
what is a metaphor
to compare things without using like or as
to compare things with using the words like or as
what is a simile
comparing unlike things using the words like or as
comparing unlike things without using like or as
what is personification
giving human like qualites to something non- human
giving human like qualities to something human
what is a oxymoron
combines two words with opposite meanings
combines two words with the same meanings
what is a paradox
an idea that seems to contradict itself, but it is actually true.
an idea that seems to contradict itself, but it is actually false
what is imagery
words or phrases that appeal to more than one sense
words or phrases that only appeal to one sense