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Figures of speech
Alternative terms
UF
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Figurative language
Broader Terms
BT
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Literary devices
More specific terms
NT5
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Allusions
NT5
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Antitheses
NT5
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Euphemisms
NT5
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Hyperbole
NT5
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Irony
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NT6
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Dramatic irony
NT6
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Sarcasm
NT6
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Verbal irony
NT5
↓
Metaphors
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▼
NT6
↓
Conceits
NT5
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Metonyms
NT5
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Onomatopoeia
NT5
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Oxymorons
NT5
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Personification
NT5
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Rhetorical questions
NT5
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Similes
Related terms
RT
⇆
Colloquial language
RT
⇆
Idioms
Date of creation
20-Oct-2012
Accepted term
20-Oct-2012
Descendant terms
16
ARK
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More specific terms
12
Alternative terms
1
Related terms
2
Notes
0
Metadata
BS8723-5
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