|  | simile | A simile involves comparing one thing to something else. | 
|  | metaphor | A metaphor is saying something is something else.
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|  | personification | Human characteristics given to something non-human.
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|  | adjective | A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
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|  | hierarchy | A hierarchy is a group of people or things arranged in order of importance.
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|  | pronoun | A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
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|  | conjunction | A conjunction is a word that joins other words together.
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|  | embarrassment | Jane went red with embarrassment when she fell over. | 
|  | courageous | The soldiers were courageous in battle. | 
|  | exaggeration | We use exaggeration to make something sound better or worse etc.
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|  | hamartia | His hamartia was his hubris.
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Monkey Business
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