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5165080791OxymoronA figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction0
5165082781ParadoxA statement of preposition that, despite sound reasoning from an acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory1
5165084605ParallelsimThe use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning etc.2
5165084606ParodyAn imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect3
5165084607PathosA quality that evokes a feeling (pity, sadness etc...)4
5165086733PersonificationThe attribution of a personal nature of human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form5
5165088662Point-of-viewThe narrator's position in relation to the story being told.6
5165088663Pun/wordplayA joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike that have different meanings7
5165090713RepititionThe action of repeating something that has already been said or written8
5165090714Rhetorical QuestionFigure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a rather rather than to elicit an answer9
5165092407SatireThe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, of ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.10
5165092408SimileA figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid11
5165094001StructureThe arrangement of words and relations between the parts or element of a complex piece12
5165094002SymbolA thing that represents or stands foe something else, especially a material object representing something abstract13
5165094003SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vise versa14
5165096330SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in language15
5165096331ThemeThe subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition, a topic16
5165096332ToneThe general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation17
5165096333TransitionA passage in a piece of writing that smoothly connects two topics or sections to each other.18
5165106312UnderstatementThe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is19
5165108229IronyThe expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect20
5165108230VoiceA particular opinion or attitude expressed21
5165108231MotifA distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary compostition22
5165110146MoodThe atmosphere or pervading tine of something, especially a work of art.23

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