It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” what kind of literary device is used?

How about an oxymoron??

Explanation:

There are two contradictory ideas.

8 ish depending on the what grade

when making an inference, the reader should be sure to support the inference with

evidence

a is an educated guess about what will happen.

c. prediction

when new information proves that a reader's prediction is wrong, the reader should

make a new prediction based on the new information.