enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. List of English-language metaphors - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English-language...

   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".

3. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech

   Tropes (from Greek trepein, 'to turn') change the general meaning of words. An example of a trope is irony, which is the use of words to convey the opposite of their usual meaning ("For Brutus is an honorable man; / So are they all, all honorable men"). During the Renaissance, scholars meticulously enumerated and classified figures of speech.

4. Catachresis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catachresis

   Replacing an expected word with another, half rhyming (or a partly sound-alike) word, with an entirely different meaning from what one would expect (cf malapropism, Spoonerism, aphasia). [5] I'm ravished! for "I'm ravenous!" or for "I'm famished!" "They build a horse" instead of they build a house. The strained use of an already existing word ...

5. Metaphor - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor

   The word metaphor itself is a metaphor, coming from a Greek term meaning 'transference (of ownership)'. The user of a metaphor alters the reference of the word, "carrying" it from one semantic "realm" to another. The new meaning of the word might derive from an analogy between the two semantic realms, but also from other reasons such as the ...

6. Yes, food and drinks taste different on a plane and there's a ...

   www.aol.com/yes-food-drinks-taste-different...

   A travel expert revealed the science of why food and drinks taste different on a plane — and what he chooses to order once the beverage cart comes around.

7. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_typographical...

   The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it; The fourth (if present) links to the related article(s) or adds a clarification note.

8. What states passed school choice measures in 2024, and what's ...

   www.aol.com/states-passed-school-choice-measures...

   (The Center Square) – While many states expanded and adopted school choice programs in 2024, some advocates are excited about new education options for families in 2025 – made possible because ...

9. If you purchased these potato chips in the past 8 years, you ...

   www.aol.com/purchased-potato-chips-past-8...

   Valid Claim with Proof of Purchase: If you submit a claim with proof of purchase, you will receive $5.00 for the first product and $0.50 for each additional product. There is no limitation to the ...