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| A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. |
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| A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. |
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| A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |
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| The first meaning is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude.The second meaning of mood is literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. |
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