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7589316936Hubrisexcessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist or a tragedy0
7589322795Hyperboleintentional exaggeration to create an effect1
7589329279Hypothetical Questiona question that raises a situation not based on reality2
7589333897Idioman expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression3
7589342378Imagerythe use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses4
7589356523Implicationa suggestion an author or speaker makes without stating it directly and the audience is meant to understand it5
7589361423Inductive Reasoninga conclusion reached through certain facts or instances6
7589368296Inferencea conclusion based on premises assumed to be true7
7589377993Invectivean intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack8
7589383417Ironythe use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning, or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs9
7589398159Jargonthe specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession10
7589403806Juxtapositionplacing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast11
7589409429Limerickusually a humorous verse containing give lines that follow the aabba rhyme scheme Limited narrator- a story that is told as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought or felt by that one character12
7589455969Limited Narratora story that is told as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought or felt by that one character13
7589421289Literary Licensedeviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect14
7589428265Litotesa type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite15
7589436068Malapropismthe mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar16
7589443490Maxima concise statement, often offering advice; an adage17
7589466199Metaphora direct comparison of two different things18
7589473324Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it19

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