figure of speech (Q9129)
intentional deviation from ordinary (literal) language, chosen to produce a rhetorical effect or for other purposes, such as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification or simile
- rhetorical figure
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | figure of speech |
intentional deviation from ordinary (literal) language, chosen to produce a rhetorical effect or for other purposes, such as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification or simile |
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