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9679918374Solemndeeply respectful0
9679919195Apatheticindifferent due to a lack of energy1
9679920553CynicalDistrusting of people's motives2
9679921730Callousinsensitive or unsympathetic3
9679923710Quizzicalodd, comical4
9679926063Hyperboleoverstatement using exaggerated language5
9679927772IronyA contrast between what is stated and what is meant6
9679930429AphorismStatement of truth7
9679932639PersonificationGiving human qualities to a nonhuman object of idea8
9679936332IdiomExpression where intent is not known through literal meaning9
9679941983MotifRecurring device in a novel relating to an important theme10
9679944210AllusionLiterary, historical, religious or mythological reference11
9679946149Litoteconscious understatement12
9679949470MetonymySpeech when a common feature is used to designate something13
9679952251SatireA literary work that criticizes society for the sake to improve it14
9679955563Oxymoroncombining two contradictory words15
9679956927vernacularlanguage spoken in a certain region or area16
9679958442conceitextended metaphor used throughout a literary work17
9679959775VoiceSource of words in a story18
9679961146ImageryUse of figurative language to evoke a feeling19
9679963127AnecdoteA brief story or tale20
9679967208GenreA type of class of literature21
9679968594Antithesisdirect opposite of22
9679969871ApothropheDirect address to something not living23
9679971771Themeessential message of a story24

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