Figure of speech Common

Figure of speech has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

trope figure of speech figure image

A word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language.

See Also

understatement litotes schesis synecdoche briticism brachyology anadiplosis departs

Related Terms

understatement litotes schesis synecdoche briticism brachyology anadiplosis departs epanadiplosis teutonism hysteron proteron paralipsis hendiadys idiom synizesis meiosis aprosdoketon enantiosis literal parusia

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

rhetorical device

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

conceit irony hyperbole kenning metaphor metonymy oxymoron personification simile synecdoche zeugma

Rhyming Words

ech lech sech mech pech tech rech yech deech reech meech leech keech blech beech czech fleech fráech speech breech

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