Concept information
Preferred term
1659Figures of speech
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- 1683 Alliteration
- 1682 Anaphora (figure of speech)
- 2558 Antiphrasis
- 1679 Chiasmus
- 2545 Epanalepsis
- 2543 Hyperbaton
- 2562 Hyperbole
- 1685 Metaphor (figure of speech)
- 1687 Metonymy
- 2546 Omoioteleuton
- 2553 Oxymoron
- 1694 Personification (figure of speech)
- 2552 Polysyndeton
- 1686 Simile
- 2555 Synecdoche
- 2544 Ηindmost foremost
Entry terms
- Rhetorical figures
Scope note
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Figures of speech are ways of expression that deviate from literal statement or common usage of speech. They are specific expressive choices that emphasize, clarify, or embellish both written and spoken language. These speech patterns are related to: a) the grammatical agreement of the words; b) the position of the words in the sentence; c) the meaning of the words; d) the completeness of the speech.
Source
- Encyclopaedia Britannica 2019 (Figure of speech)
- Μπίλλα 2010
- Χατζησαββίδης και Χατζησαββίδου (2013)
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Kalafata Patritsia (AA)
Notation
- 1659
In other languages
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Greek
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Λεκτικά σχήματα
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1659
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