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☆☆☆☆☆Etymology is the study of words and their origins and development.
The study of the origin of words. apex
The official definition of the word etymology is "the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history."
synesthesia
a meaning that is not literal
The only concrete word for the adjective early is early bird (person or actual bird). All other synonym nouns are abstract nouns.
At times, the difference between poetry and prose is indistinct. However, prose is generally constructed in sentences and poetry is constructed in stanzas.
It explicitly compares things using phrases such as similar to or as if. -apex
Synecdoche is a type of metonymy
Figurative language that shows things as having the same meaning
A poem that borrows and rearranges words from another text
It compares the experience of one sense to another sense
They are images that can be seen
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)
symbols may be personal or universal
Word choice is important in both poetry and prose, but in poetry, each word stands out and should be the "best word" possible. The order of those words plays an important part too!
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