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78817455Jargonvocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
78817456Juxtapositionthe location of one thing adjacent to or juxtaposed with another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose.
78817457Litotea figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement.
78817458MetonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
78817459Oxymorona figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms
78817460Paradoxa statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
78817461Parablea story that operats on moret han one level and usually teaches a moral lesson.
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