English linguistic words

Words about the study of english.

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A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities.
eg.cuckoo or boom
eg.mate,wanna,etc.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possib
A force or influence.
A trite or overused expression or idea
A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared: eg.she is like a rose
mood of words
A play on words
comparison or contrast.
an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or
needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imp
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designa
The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly,
The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group
The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.