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7276959840Figurative language/Figure of Speechusing personification, metaphor, hyperbole, irony and other figures of speech to express meaning0
7276967882Flashbackwhen an earlier event is inserted into a story1
7276970678Genrea type of literature such as poetry, biography, etc.2
7276974624Homilya spiritual talk or speech3
7276977705Hyperboleexaggerating to make a point4
7276979255Imageryfigurative language that uses the senses (it smelled as fresh as the spring air)5
7276998129Imperative Sentencea sentence that gives instructions6
7277002304Inductive Reasoning/ Inductiondrawing a general conclusion from specific observations (used in science)7
7277008321Inferencedrawing a conclusion that is not specifically stated based on facts8
7277014661Ironythe difference between what is actually stated and what is meant, or when you expect one thing to happen but get the opposite9

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