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the practice of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas, objects, etc. in literature or art

personnification

the act of repeating a word or phrase in a passage as a rhetorical device

répétition

a figure of speech that combines two contradictory or contrasting terms to create a unique expression

oxymore

the figurative language in literature by which the audience can form vivid mental images

imagerie

a question that is not meant to be answered, but is instead used to make a point or to create emphasis or effect

question rhétorique