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Metaphor - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Simile - a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

Hyperbole - extreme exaggeration

Verbal Irony - figure of speech. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.

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Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration
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