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A play on words
Pun
89.8%
A comparison where one thing is said to be something else
Metaphor
82.9%
A comparison where one thing is said to be like or as something else
Simile
78.3%
Repetition of consonant sounds
Alliteration
76.2%
Dramatic exaggeration
Hyperbole
72.1%
Giving human qualities to something that is not human
Personification
69.9%
Words that are written the way they sound
Onomatopoeia
67.6%
Repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
66.8%
A question which is posed but not expected to be answered aloud
Rhetorical question
66.7%
Repeated words or ideas throughout a text
Repetition
61.6%
Repetition of the ending sounds in two or more words
Rhyme
59.6%
Technical or subject specific terms
Jargon
59.6%
A phrase that is overused
Cliche
52.3%
Everyday common speech
Slang
49.1%
When an object represents an idea/
thought/
feeling outside of itself
Symbolism
48.1%
Two words side by side which contradict each other in meaning
Oxymoron
48%
A story designed to share a moral or life lesson
Parable
45.4%
When something occurs that is the opposite of what usually or is supposed to happen
Irony
41.5%
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A word/
phrase which is used in place of another word/
phrase which might be offensive or upsetting
Euphemism
41.2%
Clear and detailed descriptions which appeal to our five senses
Imagery
40.2%
A story with a symbolic or metaphorical meaning
Allegory
39.4%
A seemingly self-
contradictory statement or concept that is actually true
Paradox
37.2%
The placement of two ideas/
words/
images next to each other in order to compare them
Juxtaposition
36%
Something designed to call to mind another text without mentioning it explicitly
Allusion
31.5%
Language which includes personal opinions and feelings about a topic
Subjective language
31%
Words or phrases unique to a specific region or community
Colloquial language
31%
Language which describes a topic impersonally and without bias
Objective language
30.7%
A form of speech or an expression which is unique to a particular language
Idiom
29.2%
A humorous imitation of another piece of work
Parody
26.8%
A comparison of one situation to another situation
Analogy
23.5%
Humorously pointing out ridiculous aspects of something that is considered serious
Satire
23%
Words or phrases that are considered obscene or vulgar
Profanity
20.3%
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
Understatement
18.7%
When something in a text refers to something from another text
Intertextuality
17.3%
Saying the same thing twice in different words
Tautology
15.2%
Using a feature of the thing as its name instead of its actual term
Metonymy
14.3%
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