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☆☆☆☆☆synesthesia
a meaning that is not literal
Most of scientific terminology. Look at an etymology dictionary. (etymology < Greek ετυμολογία)
"Like a Virgin" is an example of synecdoche in song lyrics. The song was released in the 1980s by Madonna.
Figurative language that compares things by using likeor as
It has come to represent love.
They discover complexity beyond the standard meaning of the object
The central meaning and tone can be unclear
The moon was a bread crust in the sky or the loud music exploded in my ear
It compares the experience of one sense to another sense
They are images that can be seen
abstract concepts and natural phenomena are represented by gods.
Examples of metaphors using concrete and abstract nouns:
- Her pride was a panther crouched to pounce.
- You're on the first rung on the ladder of success.
- Their reasoning is full of holes.
- The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars... (William Shakespeare)
the allusion will seem ironic or absurd
Personification requires the poet to imagine how something else might feel
an image may make the reader think....
it will read as serious or somber. -apex
Most people in a nation feel patriotic when they see their flag.
Packing a lot of meaning into a few
