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chiasmus

Literature; Literary techniques

Chiasmus is a figure of speech in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form. In other words, the clauses display inverted ...

Climax refers to a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. Example: This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white ...

dysphemism

Literature; Literary techniques

Dysphemism is the use of a harsh, more offensive word instead of one considered less harsh. Dysphemism is often contrasted with euphemism. Dysphemisms are generally used to shock or ...

oxymoron

Literature; Literary techniques

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines incongruous or contradictory terms. The plural is oxymorons or oxymora. An oximoron can be made of an adjective and a noun * dark light, deafening ...

metalepsis

Literature; Literary techniques

Metalepsis is a figure of speech in which reference is made to something by means of another thing that is remotely related to it, either through a causal relationship, or through another figure of ...

puns

Literature; Literary techniques

A pun, also called paronomasia, involves a word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or ...

irony

Literature; Literary techniques

Irony is a figure of speech in which there is a contradiction of expectation between what is said what is really meant. It is characterized by an incongruity, a contrast, between reality and ...