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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Phrases (16 C, 50 P) Poetic forms (6 C, 142 P) S. ... Glossary of literary terms; Glossary of poetry terms; Outline of poetry; A. Anaphora (rhetoric) Anthology ...
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Penguin Books, 2000. ISBN 0-14-051363-9. Dana Gioia. The Longman Dictionary of Literary Terms: Vocabulary for the Informed Reader. Longman, 2005. ISBN 0-321-33194-X. Sharon Hamilton. Essential Literary Terms: A Brief Norton Guide with Exercises. W. W. Norton, 2006. ISBN 0-393-92837-3.
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".
Rhetorical criticism – analysis of the symbolic artifacts of discourse—the words, phrases, images, gestures, performances, texts, films, etc. that people use to communicate; there are many different forms of rhetorical criticism. Rhetorical question – a question asked to make a point instead of to elicit a direct answer.
This is a list of words and phrases related to death in alphabetical order. While some of them are slang, others euphemize the unpleasantness of the subject, or are used in formal contexts. Some of the phrases may carry the meaning of 'kill', or simply contain words related to death. Most of them are idioms
lit. "fine letters"; literature regarded for its aesthetic value rather than its didactic or informative content; also, light, stylish writings, usually on literary or intellectual subjects. bien entendu well understood, well known, obvious – "of course". bien pensant lit. "well thinking"; right thinking, orthodox.
Said of someone who pleads cases for their own benefit; see List of Latin phrases (P) § pro domo: circa (c.) or (ca.) around: In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date. circulus in probando: circle made in testing [a premise] Circular reasoning. Similar term to circulus vitiosus. circulus vitiosus: vicious circle