Definitions of the following simile
metaphor
alliteration
conflict
hyperbole
foreshadowing
onomatopoeia
flashback
theme
allusion
personification
irony

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

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.

alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

conflict- a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

hyperbole- exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

foreshadowing- be a warning or indication of (a future event).

onomatopoeia- the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

flashback- a disturbing sudden vivid memory of an event in the past, typically as the result of psychological trauma or taking LSD.

theme- the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

allusion- an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

personification-  the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

irony- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Explanation:

you could have searched this up.

in the story "marionettes inc," in the last line of the story, braling two is referred to by the narrator as the "someone." what does this new identifier imply and how does it add to the drama of the closing scene?

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can