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7376320310thememain message of passage0
7376322708symbolismone stands for another1
7376326478synecdochepart represents whole2
7376328066metonymyliving symbolism3
7376330049motifrepeated symbol4
7376332250moodreaders emotion5
7376334596toneauthors attitude6
7376336824imageryuse of descriptive language7
7376339740selection of detailuse of descriptive language8
7376344004hubrisover confidence9
7376346361extended metaphorlengthy comparison10
7376347964dramatic ironyaudience knows more than characters do11
7376350781apostropheaddress intangible12
7376354657allegorystory with underlining meaning13
7376358036allusionreference to well known figures14
7540104042declarative sentencea statement15
7540107747interrogative sentencequestion16
7540107748exclamatory sentenceexpress strong emotion17
7540115346imperative sentencecommand/request18
7540193749simple sentencesubject and verb w/ complete thought19
7540201138independent clausegroup of words that has a subject, verb, and a complete that that can't stand alone20
7540216803compound sentence2 independent clauses, has to have a comma and coordinating conjunction21
7540258349coordinating conjunctionfanboys22
7540258350dependent clausegroup of words that has a subject and verb ( can't stand alone"23
7540326279complex sentenceone independent and one dependent clause24
7540333762complex-compound sentencecomplex sentence plus conjunction plus a simple sentence25

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