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| 7984817525 | satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly | 0 | |
| 7984822245 | Horatian satire | gentle, amused, witty satire; mildly corrective | 1 | |
| 7984824191 | Juvenalian satire | Formal satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation | 2 | |
| 7984827237 | hyperbole | extreme exaggeration | 3 | |
| 7984829591 | distortion | An exaggeration or stretching of the truth to achieve a desired effect. | 4 | |
| 7984831987 | understatement | saying less than one means, for effect | 5 | |
| 7984833504 | litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite | 6 | |
| 7984837489 | innuendo | (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | 7 | |
| 7984839602 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 8 | |
| 7984876530 | invective | abusive language | 9 | |
| 7984878732 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 10 | |
| 7984882061 | parable | (n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson | 11 | |
| 7984884410 | allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 12 | |
| 7984886286 | sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | 13 | |
| 7984888507 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 14 | |
| 7984888508 | situational irony | what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate | 15 | |
| 7984891682 | dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't | 16 | |
| 7984895236 | vices | patterns of behavior that are harmful to one's self or others | 17 | |
| 7984899067 | follies | lack of good sense; foolishness | 18 |
