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9861816714AntecedentExisted before or logically prededes another0
9861816715EphemeralLasting a very short time1
9861816716PensiveIn deep or serious thought2
9861816717laudatoryexpressing praise and commendation3
9861816718indignantfeeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment4
9861816719condescendingpossessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing5
9861816720HyperboleClaims not meant to be taken literally6
9861816721alliteration (n)repetition of beginning sound in poetry7
9861816722parallel structurethe repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure8
9861816723ElegyPoem of serious reflection9
9861816724shakesperean sonnet14 lines, 3 sets of 4 lines and a 2 line couplet10
9861816725Sestinaa poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet11
9861816726SeerA fortune teller and predict future12

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