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| 4954688983 | analogy | a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it | 0 | |
| 4954699661 | classification | a method of paragraph or essay development in which a writer arranges people, objects, or ideas with shared characteristics into classes or groups | 1 | |
| 4954716570 | irony | a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words | 2 | |
| 4954716604 | exposition | a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers | 3 | |
| 4954727818 | extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem | 4 | |
| 4954752094 | epithet | the literary term for the application of a word or phrase to someone that describes that person's attributes or qualities | 5 | |
| 4954764655 | induction | a conclusion reached through reasoning | 6 | |
| 4954771996 | cogent | very clear and easy for the mind to accept and believe | 7 | |
| 4954818860 | decry | denounce as faulty or worthless | 8 | |
| 4954839781 | ornate | using many fancy words | 9 | |
| 4954851298 | rhetorical | of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people | 10 | |
| 4954858777 | cerebral | intellectual and not emotional | 11 | |
| 4954872594 | reprise | something that is repeated | 12 | |
| 4954879574 | caricture | someone or something that is very exaggerated in a funny or foolish way Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary | 13 | |
| 4954900006 | turgid | very complicated and difficult to understand | 14 | |
| 4954902638 | bombast | speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful | 15 | |
| 4954910760 | panegyric | something (such as a speech or a piece of writing) that praises someone or something | 16 | |
| 4954929160 | sardonic | showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something | 17 | |
| 4954936416 | frivolous | not important : not deserving serious attention | 18 |
