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It broke my heart.
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
"The train keeps moving, halting, moving, hiccupping through the landscape" (Nagai 278).
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
A word that sounds like what it means
onomatopoeia
When two things happen just by chance. (No expectation.)
coincidence
When you EXPECT one thing, but get something QUITE DIFFERENT.
situational irony
Giving human-like traits to something non-human
personification
An extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
A comparison between two things using like, as, or than
simile
A comparison between two things NOT using like, as, or than
metaphor
A Saturday Night Live sketch making fun of Justin and Hailey Bieber.
parody
A reference to something well known, used for comedic effect.
parody
A reference to a well-known text, person, event, etc. (UNCHANGED)
allusion
An expression that is not literally true.
Idiom
The night was as dark as a blackboard.
simile
It's time to HIT THE ROAD.
idiom
The cringe was threatening to overwhelm her with second-hand embarrassment.
personification
