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==Tropes: playing with meaning==
==Tropes: not to be taken literally==


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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Metaphor'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''metaphor'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Metonymy'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''metonymy'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Synekdoche'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''synekdoche'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Metalepsis'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''metalepsis'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Irony'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''irony'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Paradox'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''paradox'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Oxymoron'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''oxymoron'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Litotes'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''litotes'''
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|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''Hyperbole'''
|bgcolor=#D5D5FF valign="top" align="left"| '''hyperbole'''
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==Metaplastic figures: playing with spelling and sound==
==Metaplastic figures: playing with spelling and sound==


===The addition of letters and sounds===


prosthesis, epenthesis, and paragoge


===The clipping of letters and sounds===


==Unusual sentences==
elision, apocope, and syncope


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===The switching of letters and sounds===
 
metathesis
 
 
===Combinations of these factors===
 
contraction (phonology) (that is, synaeresis), contraction (grammar)
 
==Playing with the word order==
 
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===Omissions of words===
===Omissions of words===


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===Repetions of words===
===Repetions of words===


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===Figures of unusual word order===
===Figures of unusual word order===


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==Peculiar thoughts==
==Peculiar thoughts==


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Revision as of 19:42, 31 May 2007

Tropes: not to be taken literally

Name Explanation Example
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
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


anthimeria

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