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| A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated ex:"Today, Capital Hill(U.S. Congress) voted on the Internet Privacy bill" | ||
| an apparent contradiction of terms ex:Angela spent her lazy summer afternoon contemplating _________: "freezer burn," "plastic glasses," and "deafening silence" were among her favorites | ||
| statement of high praise ex: For his senior essay, Boris wrote an eloquent _________ to his high school; he had truly enjoyed the last four years, and he wanted his teachers to know how much he appreciated them. | ||
| an example or model ex: The current educational ________ has students engaged in discovery-based learning, whereas the older model had teachers lecturing and students merely taking notes | ||
| a grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used ex: On Mondays, Ms. Smith spends her time baking cakes for local charities and knitting socks for the homeless | ||
| expressing remorse for one's misdeeds ex: His desire to make amends to the people he had wronged indicated that he was truly ________, so the parole board let him out of the penitentiary | ||
| long, complex, grammatically correct sentence ex: While writing his essay, Sam thought he was being very articulate with his long, complex sentences. However, his English teacher disagreed; those lengthy sentences weren't ________; they were simply rambling run-ons. | ||
| causing great harm ex:In Mean Girls, the Plastics loved to spread ________ rumors about their classmates; they effectively ruined the social lives of several students with their nasty gossip | ||
| an unusual, observable event ex:The __________ of lightening remained unexplained until scientists discovered electricity. |
