Literary Devices and Figures of Speech

Here are some of the more common idioms : Piece of cake - easy Under the weather - not feeling well Keep your chin up* - be brave Butterflies in your stomach - nervous All thumbs - clumsy Slip of the tongue - verbal error Slap on the wrist* - mild punishment Spill the beans - to tell something that was supposed to be secret At wit's end - frustrated until you can't think of anything else to do *these may not be considered actual idioms, because...

you are trying to say two words in a sentence I can see that. well first we gotta define where are those words I mean what are these words, is it (1)WHAT IS THE MEANING OF & (2) BEAUTY RICH AND RARE ? cause if that's the case then your question would be what is the meaning of beauty rich and rare? and the answer is one who naturally born an ongoing invention of beauty on her or himself especially rare beauties that...

Unless it has had its musk gland removed, a skunk would not be very welcome at a lawn party because it would be frightened by human presence and might because of this spray to protect itself from perceived danger. This possibility would drive the guests away from the party due to the rancorous aroma a skunk can produce. That would not be the desired situation of either the guests or especially the host. Therefore this phrase is an analogy implying that whatever...

A social error or blunder is called a faux pas (French, false step). The pronunciation is "foh pah" or "foe pa". ...

The bodies of some saints have remained incorruptible even centuries after they died. ...

An armchair expert is someone who knows a lot about a subject, but has little practical experience with it. For example, a fat person who knows a lot about losing weight is an armchair expert. ...

Mode of expression as it refers to the character emotion of the sentence interrogative- question..."What time is it?" Declarative- answer..."It's Four O'clock." Imperative- "Hurry up then!" Mode of expression as it refers to the nature of the expressor would be whimsical, cinical, crass, etc. ...

rondelet or septet

It means, "Well, now that I've thought about it..."

It's called begging the question. Also called circular logic.

aetiology analogy anthology biology cardiology cosmetology cosmology cryptology doxology dermatology ecology etymology etiology glaciology geology gemology gerontology genealogy histology hematology homology immunology lithology meteorology methodology mythology neurology numerology oncology oenology physiology psychology psychiatry pathology paleontology pedagogy radiology scatology sinology serology sociology toxicology urology zoology ...

It would be an oxymoron.

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Central, cent, centaur, century, center, centrifuge EDIT: CENT CENTAI CENTAL CENTALS CENTARE CENTARES CENTAS CENTAUR CENTAUREA CENTAUREAS CENTAURIC CENTAURIES CENTAURS CENTAURY CENTAVO CENTAVOS CENTENARIAN CENTENARIANS CENTENARIES CENTENARY CENTENNIAL CENTENNIALLY CENTENNIALS CENTER CENTERBOARD CENTERBOARDS CENTERED CENTEREDNESS CENTEREDNESSES CENTERFOLD CENTERFOLDS CENTERING CENTERINGS CENTERLESS CENTERLINE CENTERLINES CENTERPIECE CENTERPIECES CENTERS CENTESES CENTESIMAL CENTESIMI CENTESIMO CENTESIMOS CENTESIS CENTIARE CENTIARES CENTIGRADE CENTIGRAM CENTIGRAMS CENTILE CENTILES CENTILITER CENTILITERS CENTILLION CENTILLIONS CENTIME CENTIMES CENTIMETER CENTIMETERS CENTIMO CENTIMORGAN CENTIMORGANS CENTIMOS CENTIPEDE CENTIPEDES CENTNER CENTNERS CENTO CENTONES CENTOS CENTRA CENTRAL CENTRALER CENTRALEST CENTRALISE CENTRALISED CENTRALISES CENTRALISING CENTRALISM CENTRALISMS CENTRALIST CENTRALISTIC CENTRALISTS CENTRALITIES CENTRALITY CENTRALIZATION CENTRALIZATIONS CENTRALIZE CENTRALIZED CENTRALIZER CENTRALIZERS CENTRALIZES CENTRALIZING CENTRALLY CENTRALS CENTRE CENTRED CENTRES CENTRIC CENTRICAL CENTRICALLY CENTRICITIES CENTRICITY CENTRIFUGAL CENTRIFUGALLY CENTRIFUGALS CENTRIFUGATION CENTRIFUGATIONS CENTRIFUGE CENTRIFUGED CENTRIFUGES CENTRIFUGING CENTRING CENTRINGS CENTRIOLE CENTRIOLES CENTRIPETAL CENTRIPETALLY CENTRISM CENTRISMS CENTRIST CENTRISTS CENTROID CENTROIDS CENTROMERE CENTROMERES CENTROMERIC CENTROSOME CENTROSOMES CENTROSYMMETRIC CENTRUM CENTRUMS CENTS CENTU CENTUM CENTUMS CENTUPLE CENTUPLED CENTUPLES CENTUPLING CENTURIAL CENTURIES CENTURION CENTURIONS CENTURY ...

Quickly, happily, hesitantly, eagerly, stupidly, gloriously.

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Use of metaphors in the English language is so common that we rarely realise they are being used. A metaphor is: a descriptive term (a word or expression) applied to an object or action, but the description itself is not literally applicable to the thing being described. (Note: A metaphor is not to be confused with a simile. A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as', for example 'as cold as ice'.) The word metaphor has...

There are actually 9 and they are: Articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. ...

Numeric numbers are those written with the symbol, e.g. 1, 2, 3... This goes along with alphabetic numbers which are those written out in letters, e.g., one, two, three... ...

Some well-known examples of oxymoronic poetry include the following: Yesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today Oh, how I wish he'd go away [William Hughes Mearns; 1899] One fine day, quite late at night Two dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other, Drew their swords and shot each other. A deaf policeman heard the noise and came and killed those two dead boys. [anon] O brawling love, O loving hate, O any thing of nothing...

The dog said, "Woof!" after he jumps into his doghouse.

It stands for Dog...What else? Devouring Of garbage - that's what DOG/dog/D.O.G. stands for! ...

It means to have someone pay you money so they can stay in a room at your home. Very similar to renting a room to someone. ...

Fire represents the creativity and passion that all intellectual and emotional beings have Water represents the life-giving word of God. "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters. I found this on wikipedia, so if this helps check that out! ...

yes but to add more you might say i look forward to meeting you this evening or something. ...