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8770238153ThemeThe main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which an essay or other form of discourse is built0
8770238154ToneThe authors attitude toward the subject being written about; the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work-the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence1
8770238155DictionThe choice of words in oral or written discourse2
8770238156SyntaxThe organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax, or pattern of words3
8770238157AllusionA reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea4
8770238158ImageryThe use of images, representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or felt in a writing or speech5
8770238159ParadoxA statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true6
8770238160IronyA mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected7
8770238161SatireA literary style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice or foible, often for the purpose of inducing a change8
8770238162MoodThe emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere that is aroused in a reader when reading/ hearing a work of literature or other discourse9

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