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English 30 Public

Idioms, similes, personification, irony, hyperbole and more.

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The sun smiled down on the green meadow

personification

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Oh, never, if I live to a million, / Shall I feel such a grievous pain.

hyperbole

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And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.

personification

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An expression that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements.

idiom

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My feet are killing me!

idiom

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Referring to a famous person, place, event or literary work and expecting the reader to make a connection that informs the content at hand.

allusion

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an object that represents something else, usually something more meaningful.

symbol

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A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.

irony

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When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, a refused to buy anything.

allusion

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When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, a refused to buy anything.

allusion

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Referring to a famous person, place, event or literary work and expecting the reader to make a connection that informs the content at hand.

allusion

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An expression that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements.

idiom

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Compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

metaphor

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The woman gave a huge donation because she had a heart of gold.

metaphor

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