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7405093298tonethe writer or speakers attitude toward the subject matter0
7405095037understatementdeliberate playing down of a situation to make a point1
7405097985zeugmasingle word or phrase joins different parts of a sentence2
7405104448assonancerepetition of the sound of vowel in nearby words3
7405106905denotation"dictionary meaning" of a word4
7405109482dialectthe description patterns of a language5
7405110082dialoguetwo characters interacting with one another6
7405110972dictionword choice7
7405114358double entendrea word or phrase with two possible interpretations8
7405116562epistropherepetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses9
7405119307erotemaasking a question to assert or deny something without looking for an answer10
7405132887exaggerationoverstatement11
7405133731extended analogyif two things are similar in one or two ways they will be similar in other ways12
7405137069extended examplean example through several sentences or paragraphs13
7405140804imagerylanguage that evokes particular sensations14
7405142355implied metaphormetaphor imbedded in sentence15
7405143402litotesunderstatement16
7405143403moodfeeling of audience17
7405146622paradoxa statement that seems untrue on the surface but it true nonetheless18
7405149822personificationgiving human characteristics to non human things19
7405150922serendipityfortunate discovery made by accident20
7405152898stentorianextremely loud21
7405153980vestigetrace22
7405155318abstemiouseating and drinking moderately23
7405160250achaicoutdated24
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