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Categories: Rhetoric, Narrative units, Literary motifs, Tropes, Webarchive template wayback links
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trope  figure of speech  figure  image  literary trope
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A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect. Wikipedia
A literary trope is the use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech. Wikipedia
A figure of speech or common literary device Wikipedia Disambiguation
Use of figurative language – via word, phrase, or even an image – for artistic effect; overused theme or device Wikidata
Intentional deviation from ordinary language, chosen to produce a rhetorical effect Wikidata
Use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech Wikidata
Use of figurative language – via word, phrase, or even an image – for artistic effect Wikidata
A word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. OmegaWiki
A rhetorical figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used other than in a literal manner. OmegaWiki
A figure of speech. Wiktionary
Word or phrase. Wiktionary (translation)
A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor. Wiktionary
Rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning. Wiktionary (translation)