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Figurative speech refers to the use of non-literal wording or verbiage to communicate a point. Referred to alternately as figurative language, figurative speech often makes a comparison using verbal images… More »
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Figure of speech - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A figure of speech is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor, simile, or...
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Figurative Language and Rhetorical Devices ... Figures of Speec ... SIMILE: An explicit comparison (using like or as): "Her lips are like roses."
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Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Literal and figurative language is a distinction in traditional systems for analyzing language. Literal language refers to words that do not deviate from their defined meaning. Figurative language re...
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UC SANTA CRUZ PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS SARCASM, METAPHOR, SLANG, AND OTHER FORMS OF FIGURATIVE SPEECH REVEAL THE POETIC WAY THE MIND WORKS ... Like Lennon, people rely on figurative speech all the time to help convey their messages. When a coworker says her boss's request made her "flip her lid," her use of an idiom is...
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