• Allusion: A brief reference to some person, historical event, work of art, or Biblical or mythological situation or character.

• Connotation: The emotional, psychological or social overtones of a word; its implications and associations apart from its literal meaning.

• Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things, stating that one is the other or does the action of the other.

• Simile: A direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”

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