MeanOF

figure of speech

- noun (n)

Meaning: communication that is not meant literally stylistic device

Synonyms: adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration hyperbole image imagery irony litotes metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric satire simile synecdoche trope tropology turn of phrase understatement

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