5225654326 | Satire | Targets human voices and follies, or social institutions and conventions, for reform or ridicule | 0 | |
5225654327 | Simile | An explicit comparison using the words "like", "as", or "if" | 1 | |
5225654328 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices of an author makes in blending literary devices | 2 | |
5225654329 | Subject complement | Word or phrase that follows a linking verb and complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it | 3 | |
5225654330 | Subordinate clause | Contains both a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone | 4 | |
5225654331 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises-major and minor-that inevitably lead to a second conclusion | 5 | |
5225654332 | Symbol/ symbolism | Anything that represents or stands for something else | 6 | |
5225654333 | Natural symbols | Use object and occurrences from nature to represent ideas commonly associated with them | 7 | |
5225654334 | Conventional symbols | Those that have been invested with meaning by a group | 8 | |
5225654335 | Literary symbols | Symbols that are sometimes conventional on the sense that they are found in a variety of works are generally recognized | 9 |
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