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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
What does phrase bang your head against the wall mean?
It's an act of exasperation, frustration or intolerance of others stupidity.
What type of figurative language is the author using in this excerpt from How Do I Love Thee?
hyperbole
What is a sentence for bizarre?
You are so bizarre. Bizarre means weird.
um ... excuse don't call me bizarre.
What word means the measurement around something?
circumference....
"Perimeter" is the general term. "Circumference" is used in special cases (circles and similar figures).
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RAWR is spelled R-A-W-R
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RawR Is Spelt Either RaWr or RawR =] or raWr Depending How You Feel =] RaWr <3
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The Urban Dictionary has 156 entries for 'rawr', including two acronyms and one phrase, 'Rawr rawr rawr'. They are all spelled 'rawr' or 'R.A.W.R.', or, in one case, 'Rawr rawr rawr'. See links below for details.
Weaseler
Where did the expression first dibs come from?
Dibs is short for dibstones, a children's game played with knucklebones, hence the knucklebones themselves, then counters generally and finally money placed down to reserve a place, for example in line to play at billiards. "First dibs" is the next in line, hence the claimant.
Where word or words actually sound like what they mean. eg "Crackle"
What are phrases or verses that are repeated at intervals throughout a piece of writing?
I believe that you are referring to what is called chiasmus, an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases.
narrative history,
poetry,
wisdom literature,
prophetic literature,
gospel,
oratory,
epistle.
What does bone of contingence mean?
Perhaps you mean a bone of contention.
A bone of contention is something two people argue over - like two dogs arguing over a bone.
What does cradle to the grave mean?
From the cradle to the grave means from birth until death; a person's entire life.
Why is it pastime and not pass time?
Pastime and pass time have two different meanings. Pastime means something you enjoy doing, for example, "Knitting is a fun pastime." Pass time is two words and has to do with time, for example, "She was watching television to pass time."
What figure of speech is a conjunction?
A conjunction is not a figure of speech. Conjunctions are a class of words like verbs, nouns etc. They are commonly called joining 'words' their job is to link together two parts of a sentence.
The sun shone and everybody felt happy. The conjunction is and.
