Figures of Speech
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Contents
Tropes: playing with meaning
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
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| Metaphor | |||
| Metonymy | |||
| Synekdoche | |||
| Metalepsis | |||
| Irony | |||
| Paradox | |||
| Oxymoron | |||
| Litotes | |||
| Hyperbole |
Metaplastic figures: playing with spelling and sound
Unusual sentences
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
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Omissions of words
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | |||
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Repetions of words
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Figures of unusual word order
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Peculiar thoughts
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | |||
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