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7277320847SarcasmSeeming to praise someone while actually criticizing them0
7277323581Satirea work of literature that makes fun of human failings or weaknesses1
7277331792Similea comparison of two things using "like" or "as"2
7277335205Stylethe way that a writer arranges words and uses sentence structure3
7277339128Symbolismwhen a thing "stands for" an idea or something else4
7277347735Synecdochea figure of speech in which the part represents the whole (ex. 1000 "heads" instead of 1000 people)5
7277354165Syntaxthe way words are put together to form sentences. (ex. in English, adjectives come before nouns. in Spanish adjectives come after nouns)6
7277361090Themethe central idea of writing (ex. in the Giver, individuality is important)7
7277593911ToneThe attitude a writer takes towards a theme (ex. a tone might be optimistic or pessimistic)8
7277606327Voicethe source of a story or the individual style that an author uses to tell his/her story9
7277650872Zeugmaa verb or adjective that is used once but is applied to two or more nouns. (ex. I ate ice cream and cake. Instead of "I ate ice cream and ate cake.")10

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