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An analogy is a type of word problem that often appears on standardized tests. It is made up of two word pairs, like this:
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(Encyclopedia) accent, in speech, emphasis given a particular sound, called prosodic systems in linguistics. There are three basic accentual methods: stress, tone, and length. In English each word…
