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==Tropes: the exchange of words and expressions==
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==Tropes: playing with meaning==
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{|
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!bgcolor=#F0F0FF|
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Name
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Explanation
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Example
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Metaphor'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Metonymy'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Synekdoche'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Metalepsis'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Irony'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Paradox'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Oxymoron'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Litotes'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Hyperbole'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|}
  
 
==Metaplastic figures: playing with spelling and sound==
 
==Metaplastic figures: playing with spelling and sound==
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==Unusual sentences==
 
==Unusual sentences==
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{|
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!bgcolor=#F0F0FF|
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Name
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Explanation
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Example
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|}
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===Omissions of words===
 
===Omissions of words===
  
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===Repetions of Words===
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{|
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!bgcolor=#F0F0FF|
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Name
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Explanation
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Example
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|}
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===Repetions of words===
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{|
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!bgcolor=#F0F0FF|
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Name
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Explanation
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Example
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|}
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===Figures of unusual word order===
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{|
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!bgcolor=#F0F0FF|
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Name
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Explanation
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Example
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|}
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==Peculiar thoughts==
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{|
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!bgcolor=#F0F0FF|
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Name
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Explanation
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!bgcolor=#D5D5FF align="left"| Example
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|-
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Headline'''
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|bgcolor=#efefef valign="top" align="left"|
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|}
  
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===Figures of Unusual Word Order===
 
  
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==Peculiar Thoughts==
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anthimeria

Revision as of 20:33, 31 May 2007

Tropes: playing with meaning

Name Explanation Example
Metaphor
Metonymy
Synekdoche
Metalepsis
Irony
Paradox
Oxymoron
Litotes
Hyperbole

Metaplastic figures: playing with spelling and sound

Unusual sentences

Name Explanation Example
Headline
Headline


Omissions of words

Name Explanation Example
Headline
Headline

Repetions of words

Name Explanation Example
Headline
Headline

Figures of unusual word order

Name Explanation Example
Headline
Headline

Peculiar thoughts

Name Explanation Example
Headline
Headline


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