6519478246 | Zeugma | A figure of speech in which a single word, usually a verb, applies to more than one thing | 0 | |
6519478247 | Trope | Used to express meanings of words differently than their literal meanings ex: hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, metonymy, and synecdoche | 1 | |
6519478248 | Tone | The attitude or emotion of a writer towards their subject or audience | 2 | |
6519481392 | Parallelism | A similarity in structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 3 | |
6519484310 | Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people | 4 | |
6519484311 | Rhetorical Question | a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect, to make a point, or to make people think rather than to get an answer | 5 |
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