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3466249214inference/inferto draw a reasonable conclusion from given evidence.0
3466253808invectiveemotionally violent, or abusive language.1
3466261575ironythe contrast of what is specifically stated and what is meant2
3466262178loose sentencea type of sentence in which the independent clause comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.3
3466269133metaphorthe implied comparison of seemingly unlike things, or substituting one for the other.4
3466275868metonymya figure of speech in which one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with is5
3466277216moodan element that evokes certain emotions in the reader through words or descriptions6
3466280111narrativethe telling of a story or a series of events7
3466282221onomatopoeianatural sounds that are imitated through words8
3466286297oxymoronwhen two very different words or phrases are placed together to create a paradox ex) jumbo shrimp9
3466288550paradoxa statement that seems to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense.10
3466291023parallelismrefers to the rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity11

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