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a passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, or event, or to another literary work

Allusion

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A rhetorical figure in which two ideas are directly opposed

Antithesis

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An implied comparison between things essentially unlike

Metaphor

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trap

No points!

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star

Double points!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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thief

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5 lines, 7 lines, 5 lines

Haiku

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A concise, pointed, epigrammatic statement that reveals a truth or principle.

Aphorism

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The use of exaggeration for effect

Hyperbole

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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magnet

Take 20 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

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The repetition of sounds at the end of words

Repetition

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The repetition of final consonant sound or sounds following different vowel sounds in proximate words

Consonance

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A pause in a line of poetry dictated not by meter but by natural speaking rhythm.

Caesura

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An expression where the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression.

Idiom

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A poem that spells out a word

Acrostic

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seesaw

Swap points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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shark

Other team loses 5 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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thief

Give points!

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seesaw

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fairy

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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Raining Cats and Dogs

Idiom

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