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Simone Yoyotte (c. 1910 – 1933), also known as Symone Monnerot, was a Martinican poet and intellectual.. Born in Martinique, she settled in Paris, where she joined the literary scene.
A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels".
This is a list of common political metaphors. Relating to the executive. eminence grise: literally, "grey man," from French. Colloquially, the power-behind-the-throne.
A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).
A Dictionary of Similes is a dictionary of similes written by the American writer and newspaperman Frank J. Wilstach. In 1916, Little, Brown and Company in Boston published Wilstach's A Dictionary of Similes, a compilation he had been working on for more than 20 years. It included more than 15,000 examples from more than 800 authors, indexing ...
National emblem, for other metaphors for nations. National god , a deity that embodies a nation. National patron saint , a Saint that is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation.
She was a spokeswoman and an advocate for women being successful in the workplace, having equal opportunities, and creating a name for themselves. [ 88 ] [ page needed ] Ida B. Wells House is a Chicago landmark and National Historic Landmark .
Advocate can open own cabinet after at least 3 years legal practice in collegium or bureau. An advocate, who has opened own cabinet, can not be the member of any advocate's juridical person, and an advocate, who is the member of one advocate's juridical person, can not be the member of any other advocate's juridical person.