speach, figures of

representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense

an exclamatory rhetorical device

of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable')

the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense

an exclamatory rhetorical device

strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

breaking off in the middle of a sentence

use of a series of parallel clauses

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

the quality of being funny

reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc.

suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I')

anticipating and answering objections in advance

an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I')

immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification

mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense

strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

exposing human folly to ridicule

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness

pleasantly cold and invigorating

biting or given to biting

admission of ignorance exposing someone's inconsistencies

the quality of disagreeing

a metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences in different sense modalities

a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')

a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')

a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect

substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another

a distinctive spoken or written expression

a distinctive spoken or written expression

the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation

the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation

the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue

the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question

the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question

the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue

an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions

the attribution of human feelings to inanimate objects

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

reversal of normal word order

juxtaposing words having a common derivation

using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')