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Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
Includes questions related to rules and methods used in literature and using words, terms and sentences in figurative or nonliteral ways;
3,204 Questions
'Believe this or I shall hit you' is called the Argumentum ad Baculum (the Argument with a Stick) in formal logic. It is also sometimes called the appeal to force.
In order to function at all this argument needs to be delivered by someone who actually has the capacity to harm the person that they are trying to convince. It is hence an established favourite with doorstep evangelists and very young children.
A villain is an evildoer, a bad guy, or an antagonist, an enemy.
The term derives from "free" vassals (villeins) in feudal Europe who were answerable only to the feudal lord, or liege, and were therefore higher in social status than ordinary serfs. The unchivalrous actions of some villeins led to the modern connotation of an evil or wicked person.
puppy
army
supply
sky
party
library
rely
marry
theory
study
apply
ability
activity
ally
baby
battery
body
canary
cavity
colony
company
daddy
dairy
deputy
diary
What does he idom slip through ones fingers mean?
This idiom implies that someone has wasted or ignored something precious that cannot be retrieved or restored. For example: "Jeremy let his youth slip through his fingers, and now he was a bitter man approaching old age alone."
Is it correct to say I am glad to be of help to you?
My problem with your phrase is that your verb is ' to be' and you are using 'of help' as a noun (an instance of helping).
This is OK but one would usually use this sort of phrase (contracted to - "glad to be of help" or more correctly "glad to have been of help") in response to a 'thank you' from someone else (they would be thanking you for assisting them).
If you were offering someone help you would say:- "Can I be of help" or, using 'help' as the verb, "Can I help"
However if you are currently helping someone and you want to say how much you are enjoying the experience you would phrase it thus:- "I am glad to be helping you".
What is the British spelling of 40?
Forty.
For some reason, after four, and fourteen, we then drop the U.
Silly British.
What is an example of a counterargument?
A counter-argument, or an antithesis, is basically stating possible objections to your argument, and then countering them. Done well, it makes your argument stronger. It gives you the chance to respond to your reader's objections before they have finished reading, and shows that you have considered both sides of the issue.
Some television content may be unfit for children. But, television has done more good for children than bad.
What is the meaning of the statement pride goes before a fall?
The saying: "Pride goes before a fall." means if you are too proud and overconfident, you will make mistakes leading to your defeat.
The origin is The Bible in Proverbs 16:18. The variations of translations are:
- Pride goes before destruction...
- Pride precedes destruction...
- ...pride of spirit before misfortune.
- Before destruction is pride...
What is the idiom of a talent for growing plants?
Having a green thumb. (Being successful with plants and ACTUALLY planting the plants.)
Why does m. in abbreviation to slope mean?
Slope is the tangent of the angle between a given straight line and the x-axis of a system of Cartesian coordinates
What are the literary devices in the poem no men are foreign?
no men are foreign is a poem that professess universal brotherhood.in the beginning of the poem 'remember'brings out a direct relation addressing us. there are other concealed metaphors like peaceful harvests that refers to times when civilizations progress and when there is harmonyand contentedness;winter's war when there is harsh crueland endless indiscriminate conditions prevailing.war renders land barren and unproductive as none remain to till the land due to their engagement in war.
What is a figurative language poem?
Figurative art depicts something, e.g. a person, a landscape, a still life, etc. The opposite is non-figurative, consisting of shapes and colors not depicting anything.
Where does the layman's term come from?
lay·man (lmn)n.1. A man who is not a cleric.2. A man who is a nonprofessional: His is just the layman's view of medicine. See Usage Note at man.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
layman [ˈleɪmən]n pl -men1. a man who is not a member of the clergy2. a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject science for the layman
Collins English Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 6th Edition 2003. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun1.layman - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person layperson, secularlaity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergycommon man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no titlelay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal churchclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian ChurchBased on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.laymannoun nonprofessional, amateur, outsider, lay person, non-expert, nonspecialist There are basically two types, called, in layman's terms, blue and white asbestos.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language - Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
TranslationsSelect a language: French / FrançaisItalian / ItalianoSpanish / Español -----------------------
layman [ˈleɪmən] N (laymen (pl)) 1. (Rel) → seglar mf, lego/a m/f2. (fig) → profano(a) m/f, lego(a) m/f
in layman's terms → para entendernos, para los profanos en la materiaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005layman [ˈleɪmən] n(= non-expert) → profane m
in layman's terms → en langage de tous les jours, en termes profanes(= non-ordained church member) → laïque mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005layman [ˈleɪmən] n (-men (pl)) (Rel) → laico (fig) (non-professional) → profanolayman [ˈleɪmən] n(-men (pl)) (Rel) → laico (fig) (non-professional) → profanoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995layman lay
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What is the figure of speech in the expression he was out like a light?
To be knocked unconscious or fall asleep almost instantly. It comes from switching off a light. It goes out instantly too.
A general working rule is to remove the 'other person'.
The sentence,
'You and I went to town'
should make just as much sense when you remove the 'you':
'I went to town'.
If you had said,
'You and me went to town'
then you would be left with,
'Me went to town,' which is obviously wrong!
What about this:
'He brought cake for you and me'
'He brought cake for me'
which is correct.
'He brought cake for you and I'
'He brought cake for I'.
is incorrect.
Make sense?
fuzzy can mean fizzy e.g: fizzy drink or not very clearly or like e.g: i can see fuzzy lines on the telly
It's slang for meaningless talk - someone going on and on without really saying anything important.
