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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Jonathan Swift "A Description of the Morning" is a poem by Anglo-Irish poet Jonathan Swift, written in 1709. [1] The poem discusses contemporary topics, including the social state of London at the time of the writing, as well as the developing of commerce and business in the area, and the effect the latter had on the common people and common lifestyle in England.
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Penguin Books, 2000. ISBN 0-14-051363-9. Dana Gioia. The Longman Dictionary of Literary Terms: Vocabulary for the Informed Reader. Longman, 2005. ISBN 0-321-33194-X. Sharon Hamilton. Essential Literary Terms: A Brief Norton Guide with Exercises. W. W. Norton, 2006. ISBN 0-393-92837-3.
Ahead, literary icons give their two cents on the day’s dawn (oh, E.B. White, we love the way you think: “But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to ...
Here are 75 good morning text ideas for your partner, whether you're going for cute, sexy, dirty, low-key, or sweet. 75 “Good Morning” Texts That Won't Get You Left on Read All Day Skip to ...
Dysphemism: substitution of a harsher, more offensive, or more disagreeable term for another. Opposite of euphemism. Ekphrasis: lively describing something you see, often a painting. Epanorthosis: immediate and emphatic self-correction, often following a slip of the tongue. Euphemism: substitution of a less offensive or more agreeable term for ...
The science of describing: Natural history in renaissance Europe. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226620875. Polking, Kirk (1990). Writing A to Z. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 0-89879-435-8. Rozakis, Laurie (2003). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style, 2nd Edition. Alpha. ISBN 978-1-59257-115-4
Hyperbole (/ h aɪ ˈ p ɜːr b əl i / ⓘ; adj. hyperbolic / ˌ h aɪ p ər ˈ b ɒ l ɪ k / ⓘ) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth').