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5225654326SatireTargets human voices and follies, or social institutions and conventions, for reform or ridicule0
5225654327SimileAn explicit comparison using the words "like", "as", or "if"1
5225654328StyleAn evaluation of the sum of the choices of an author makes in blending literary devices2
5225654329Subject complementWord or phrase that follows a linking verb and complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it3
5225654330Subordinate clauseContains both a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone4
5225654331SyllogismA deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises-major and minor-that inevitably lead to a second conclusion5
5225654332Symbol/ symbolismAnything that represents or stands for something else6
5225654333Natural symbolsUse object and occurrences from nature to represent ideas commonly associated with them7
5225654334Conventional symbolsThose that have been invested with meaning by a group8
5225654335Literary symbolsSymbols that are sometimes conventional on the sense that they are found in a variety of works are generally recognized9

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