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| the use of bare expressions, likely to be ignored or misunderstood due to bluntness |
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a sudden breaking off of a thought in the middle of a sentence, speaker is unwilling or unable to continue
"get out, or else-" |
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the direct address of an absent or imaginary person, especially as a digression in speech
Busy old fool, unruly sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? |
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a noun, noun phrase or series of nouns used to identify or rename another noun
The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my oatmeal, is crawling on the table |
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misapplication of a word, especially in a metaphor, denotes something
Can't you hear that? Are you blind? A table's leg |
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the point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series of progression
the climax is the highest point in the story |
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figure by which one balances one statement with a contrary, qualifying statement
not only should one tell the truth, but one should be prepared to lie when lying is warranted |
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changing the normal or expected order of words
one ad does not a survey make |
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abstractions, animals, ideas, inanimate objects are given human traits, reactions or characters
The bright sun beamed down upon me with genial rays |
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a question asked that does not have a definite answer, implies answer but doesn't state it outright
What should honest citizens do in this position? |
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