figures of speech

Paronomasia: The Art of Wordplay

Paronomasia is a rhetorical device involving words with similar sounds but different meanings, often used for humor or emphasis. It's…

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Auxesis: Amplifying Growth and Magnitude

Auxesis is a rhetorical device that involves a gradual increase in intensity, size, or importance. It's used to build emphasis…

3 days ago

Metonymy: Understanding Figurative Language

Metonymy is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is substituted for another closely associated word or concept.…

6 days ago

Epanalepsis

Epanalepsis is a rhetorical device that repeats the beginning word or phrase of a clause or sentence at the end.…

6 days ago