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Title: OXYMORON


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ONOMATOPOEIA
OXYMORON
METAPHOR
A two or three word saying that uses opposite
ideas like fantastically awful!
A word such as plop, buzz, snap whose sound
suggests its meaning.
An implied comparison that uses no connecting
words. A knife in my back.
The drums make the same sound as the words
describing the sound.
This is an oxymoron because sanitary means clean
and a sewer is not

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
IRONY
IDIOM
An idiom is a group of words with a special
meaning that paint pictures for the readers.
Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite
of the language.
Figurative language is a word or phrase that
departs from everyday literal language for the
sake of clarity, comparison, or freshness.
Let go of a secret. does not create the same
picture in your head as a cat in a bag.
Vehicles with the name Titanic should be sturdy
and reliable.
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