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Allegory - ️️Symbolic representation. Usually where the meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed with the aid of a more corporeal object or idea. "Faith is like a stony uphill climb..." Alliteration - ️️Repetition of similar sounds. "The Wicked Witch of the West." Analogy - ️️Comparison between two things. Some are similes, some are metaphors. Archetype - ️️Universally understood symbol, term, or pattern of behavior. A prototype upon which others are copied, patterned or emulated. "Romeo and Juliet are an archetype of eternal love and a star-crossed love story." Assonance - ️️Repetition of similar vowel sounds. Connotation - ️️Secondary meaning of a word. Goes beyond literal or dictionary meaning. Consonance - ️️Repetition of similar constant sounds. Denotation - ️️Dictionary definition of a word or literal meaning.