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5826807420DictionInteresting word choice. Consider "types" of words the author uses0
5826807421AntithesisOpposition or contrast of ideas or words1
5826807422OxymoronA self-contradictory combination of words2
5826807423ParadoxA daring statement which unites seemingly contradictory words but which has unexpected meaning and truth3
5826807424PunWordplay, using that are written similarly or identically, words but have different meanings4
5826807425IronyThe opposite of what's expected occurs5
5826807426UnderstatementAn idea is deliberately expressed as less important than it actually is6
5826807427HyperboleExaggeration for emphasis or effect7
5826807428PersonificationAttribution of personality to an impersonal thing8
5826807429MetaphorImplied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words9
5826807430SimileAn explicit comparison between two things using comparison words10
5826807431AllusionReference to something famous11
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