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5004423158Verbal IronyOccurs when a speaker makes a contradiction to what he says.0
5004426008Situational IronyWhen incongruity appears when something is supposed to happen but something else occurs. Has to do with the theme of the story.1
5004426009Dramatic IronyStylistic, and useful device used for plot, and creating situations where the audience knows the hidden information of the story. (causes of conflicts & resolution).2
5004432635LitotesA figure of speech, meaning an understatement that uses double negatives, or a positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions.3
5004435480Loose Sentence (Non-Periodic Sentence)Begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases/or clauses that add information to the main or independent clause.4
5004435481MetaphorComparing two things and making by implying one thing is another thing. Ex: The curtain of the night.5
5004437950MetonymyA figure of speech consisting the name for one thing that of another and of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated.6
5004437951MoodA temporary state of mind or feeling.7
5004437952NarrativeA report of related events presented to an audience by arranged words in a logical sequence.8
5004444283OnomatopoeiaWords that sound like their meaning. Ex: Bam! Pow!9

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