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invective
EX: You are to be exiled from this kingdom for treason, you no-good illigitimate theif.
loose sentence
EX: He’s a good person, but incapable of running a shop.
metaphor
It’s raining cats and dogs.
onomatopoeia
The bomb went KABOOM.
mood
EX (humorous): I’m sorry I turned the fridge into a car. I don’t know what happened! I was just watching a video about how cars work, then—ok, I get it, I messed up. I’ll turn the car back into—nevermind, I’ll pay for the damages.
irony
EX: “Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?” “No. Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it.”
metonymy
EX: head count
oxymoron
EX: Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate
paradox
EX: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
parallelism
EX: “When does a man become a monster” “Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves” “I’m just a man”
inference
something that is known without being told
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