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7254925424Inferenceto come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text0
7254928406InvectiveAn emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.1
7254929629IronyA contrast between expectation and reality2
7477206770JuxtapositionPlacement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts3
7477208771LitotesA form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite. EX: he is no fool4
7477208772Loose Sentenceone in which the main clause comes first, followed by further dependent grammatical units5
7477210070MetaphorA comparison without using like or as6
7477212854Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it7
7477212855MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader8
7477212856NarrativeThe telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.9
7477217699OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.10
7477217700OxymoronIt is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.11
7477219798Paradoxa statement that seems contradictory or absurd, but is actually valid or true12
7477221791Parallelismsimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses13

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