figures+of+speech
11Figure of speech — A figure of speech, sometimes termed a rhetoric, or locution, is a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However,… …
12figure of speech — noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑trope, ↑figure, ↑image • Derivationally related forms: ↑tropical (for: ↑trope) …
13figure of speech — Rhet. any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other …
14Climax (figure of speech) — In rhetoric, a climax (from the Greek κλῖμαξ klimax, meaning staircase and ladder ) is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. It is sometimes used with anadiplosis, which uses the… …
15figure of speech — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms figure of speech : singular figure of speech plural figures of speech an expression in which the words are used figuratively, not in their normal literal meaning …
16figureof speech — figure of speech n. pl. figures of speech An expression that uses language in a nonliteral way, such as a metaphor or synedoche, or in a structured or unusual way, such as anaphora or chiasmus, or that employs sounds, such as alliteration or… …
17Code word (figure of speech) — For other uses, see code word (disambiguation). A code word is a word or a phrase designed to convey a predetermined meaning to a receptive audience, while remaining inconspicuous to the uninitiated. Contents 1 Medical 2 Commercial 3 Fiction …
18figure of speech — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. expression, device (see figurative). II (Roget s IV) n. Figures of speech include: image, comParison, metaphor, simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metonymy, synecdoche, trope, epic simile, Homeric… …
19List of historical figures dramatised by Shakespeare — This list contains the biographies of historical figures who appear in the plays of William Shakespeare. (Note that it does not contain articles for characters: see instead .) It should be possible to cross reference historical characters to… …
20Liste des figures de style — Le style démontre une capacité à utiliser toutes les ressources de la langue. Les figures de style ont, depuis les débuts de l art oratoire et de la rhétorique, fait l objet d un débat de classification. En raison de leur diversité et de leurs… …
