8
metonymy(noun, supposition, metaphor)
7
juxtaposition
6
parity(noun, connection, harmony, parallel, likeness)
6
fable(noun, metaphor)
6
likeness(noun, form, reproduction, study, appearance)
5
trope(noun, metaphor)
5
personification(noun, metaphor)
5
sarcasm
5
contrast
5
figure of speech(noun, expression, idiom, turn)
5
onomatopoeia
5
semblance(noun, form, reproduction, study, appearance)
4
affinity(noun, form, reproduction, study, appearance)
4
catachresis
4
synecdoche
3
alikeness(noun, form, reproduction, study, appearance)
3
figure(noun, appearance, impression, resemblance, facade)
3
representation(noun, form, reproduction, study, agreement)
3
type(similarity, metaphor)
2
adumbration
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