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7743656973idiomatic expressionusing, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker0
7743656974imageryvisually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work1
7743656975inductive reasoninglogical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion2
7743656976inferenceconclusion based on the basis of evidence and reasoning3
7743656977invectiveinsulting, abusive, or highly critical language4
7743656978ironyopposite of what you expect5
7743656979isocoloninvolves a succession of sentences, phrases and clauses of grammatically equal length6
7743656980juxtapositionideas, characters, or places being seen or placed close together that show contrast or comparison7
7743656981litotesemploys an understatement by using double negatives8
7743656982logical fallaciesflawed argument or error in reasoning9
7743656983logosused to convince or persuade the targeted audience by implying logic or reasoning10
7743656984malapropismthe mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect11
7743656985metaphora literary tool used to compare two things without the use of like or as12
7743656986metonymysubstitute of name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant13
7743656987motifcan be seen as an image, sound, action, or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme14
7743656988onomatopoeiaformation of a word from a sound associated with what it names15
7743656989oxymorontwo opposite ideas are joined to create an effect16
7743656990pacingThe speed or tempo of an author's writing. It can be affected by sentence structure.17
7743656991paradoxcontradictory situation which is actually true18
7743656992parallelismusing elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter19

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