irony
That is called allegory, where the author uses characters and events to represent abstract ideas, themes, or real-world occurrences rather than their literal meaning. It allows for deeper exploration of complex concepts through storytelling.
The LITERAL meaning would be that something was crushing someone.
The LITERAL meaning is that he makes a mark on something.
The LITERAL meaning is that he makes a mark on something.
denotation
The connotative meaning of enlightening is illuminating. Both of these words have literal meanings which are different from their connotative meanings. The literal meaning of enlightening is making something lighter (less heavy). The literal meaning of illuminating is shining light on.
Emotive force is the overtones of feeling that a word arouses, as something above and beyond the word's literal meaning.
Literal Understanding
The word lightning derives from "lightening", something which sheds light. But its literal meaning is a visible discharge of static electricity in the sky.
allegory
Can be a metaphor or figurative speech.
The literal meaning of Hajj is 'intent','to intent'.
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