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13972076955dictionword choice0
13972079045syntaxSentence structure1
13972081078stylemanner of expression2
13972084240toneattitude, mood, or sentiments of the author3
13972094566oxymoronpairing two contradictory words together4
13972101350paradoxtwo elements that cannot both be true5
13972109789anthropomorphismgiving humanlike characteristics to non-humans6
13972114969bombastoverly rhetorical language7
13972125988metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it8
13972132198synecdocheusing a part of something to represent the whole thing9
13972134884themegeneral or central idea of the text10
13972142239aphorismconcise statement of an opinion or general truth11
13972148332malapropismthe unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar12
13972159250circumlocutiontalking around a subject13
13972163965verbal ironystating one thing but meaning the opposite14
13972166859situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected15
13972168917satireusing humor, irony, etc. to critique or mock something16

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