Figures Of Speech Flashcards

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Paradox

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A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true

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Allusion

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An indirect or passing reference; an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

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