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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;

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Conjunctions are also known as what word.?

A conjunction is often described as a joining word. 'And' and 'But' are conjunctions. Such words are used to join parts of a sentence or sentences.

e.g. He went to the corner shop and bought a loaf of bread.'

What is an example of a pangram?

* The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

* Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. * Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. * A quick movement of the enemy will jeopardize six gunboats. * Wafting zephyrs quickly vexed Jumbo. * Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox. * The five boxing wizards jump quickly.

* Crazy Fredericka bought many very equisite opal jewels. * Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes. * Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow! * Brawny gods just flocked up to quiz and vex him. There are a few English pangrams that do not have repeated letters but those examples contain archaic words to accomplish it.

One that might be acceptable if you allow abbreviations:

* New job: Fix Mr. Gluck's hazy T.V., PDQ. If you want one in Polish, Drown your sorrows in the depth of a bottle! (I'm not suggesting that you do it, that's just what it means):

* Pójdźże, kiń tę chmurność w głąb flaszy! Note: This treats all accented forms as distinct letters.

What does it mean when somone says 'Mysterious as the dark side of the moon'?

The Moon always shows us the same side; the other side can't be seen from Earth. This is used as a metaphore.

My 2000 2003 jetta lock in park sometimes the epc light is always on does this have something to do with it?

Yes. There is a switch that is located under the dash. When you press on the brake it should make the light go out. If it doesn't, the switch probably needs to be replaced. You can see the switch if you look up to toward the top of the brake's arm. You can remove it by turning it a quarter turn and pulling back and then unplugging it. I had the same problem and replacing the switch solved it.

Does fireflies have any similes?

The most popular simile for firefly is lightening bug. This is because the rear ends of the bugs light up as they fly.

What kind is this figure of speechDr. Jhonson drink his tea in ocean?

It is not a figure of speech. It is simply an example of poor English, grammar and spelling.

Who is famous for writing limericks?

William Shakespeare is probably the most famous of the limerick writers. Other limerick writers include Edward Lear, Dixon Lanier Merritt, Michael R. Burch, William Cosmo Monhouse, Ogden Nash, and H. G. Wells.

What does N slash A mean?

N slash A (N/A) means none, nothing, nada, etc. Haha. Yepp so that's what it means. For example: There are N/A more donuts in the office room. It means Not Applicable

How do you present a topic in jam session?

just a minute is a session which is selecting the one specific topic and telling about that topic for one minute what ever the topic but there should not be repeated words and hesitated words ..k all the best make practice any topic.

Is it in line or on line?

The soldiers stood in line.

An inline fuel filter in a car fits between two hoses and fuel flows through it.

Online help, online dating, online gaming, modem is online.

Why must the novelist be selective about his subject?

Novelists won't always agree on what is best included. There could be a problem if the ideas disagree with other novelists. They must come to a consensus.

What does patronize mean?

To patronize usually means to talk down to another person with some degree of superiority. It usually refers to someone acting in an offensively condescending manner. Alternatively, it can also mean frequenting or taking your business to a merchant or establishment. This definition means to support someone or something.

What is fish is to bicycle?

It's a phrase used to describe something that's useless in the circumstances.