Figures of Speech
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Tropes: not to be taken literally
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
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| metaphor | |||
| metonymy | |||
| synekdoche | |||
| metalepsis | |||
| irony | |||
| paradox | |||
| oxymoron | |||
| litotes | |||
| hyperbole |
Metaplastic figures: playing with spelling and sound
The addition of letters and sounds
prosthesis, epenthesis, and paragoge
The clipping of letters and sounds
elision, apocope, and syncope
The switching of letters and sounds
metathesis
Combinations of these factors
contraction (phonology) (that is, synaeresis), contraction (grammar)
Playing with the word order
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
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Omissions of words
| Name | Explanation | Example | |
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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 | |
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