Figurative language
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
Areas within Figurative language
Rhetoric
Persuasion, argument, style and audience.
100 wordsCreative writing
Narrative, voice, imagery and literary craft.
0 wordsLiterary criticism
Analysis and interpretation of literary works.
3 wordsArgumentation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
17 wordsClassical rhetoric
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
3 wordsDrama
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
19 wordsFiction
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
17 wordsFigurative language
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
9 wordsGenre
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
83 wordsLiterary analysis
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
403 wordsNarrative
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
17 wordsPoetry
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
46 wordsProsody
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
35 wordsStylistics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
8 wordsTextual analysis
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
21 words9 featured terms
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a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
Dead metaphornouna metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., ‘he is a snake’ may once have been a metaphor bu…
Frozen metaphornouna metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., ‘he is a snake’ may once have been a metaphor bu…
Mixed metaphornouna combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
Synesthetic metaphornouna metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences in different sense modalities
Allegorynounan expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
Ironynounwitty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of g…
Sarcasmnounwitty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of g…
Satirenounwitty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of g…