Aphorism
Aphorism is a general truth or a deep observation expressed in a concise manner. The word aphorism comes from Greek aphorismos meaning to define.
Examples of aphorism
Children should be seen, not heard.
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Better to say silent and be thought a fool than to open [...]
Antonomasia
Antonomasia (an-to-no-maz-ya) is giving a proper name to something that has qualities associated with that name. For example – a philanderer can also be called Don Juan. Even the reverse of this, that is, using an epithet or a phrase for a proper noun, is also called Antonomasia. For example – ‘the little corporal’ instead [...]
Auxesis
Auxesis (og-zee-sis) is a kind of hyperbole in which a thing is exaggerated to produce an amplified effect. The word Auxesis in Greek means growth. Auxesis is mainly used for nouns unlike a hyperbole, which can be used in anything for emphasis. It is the opposite of meiosis.
Hyperbole – His hands created America.
Auxesis – This [...]
Anthimeria
When a word turns revolutionary and leaves its proper place in grammar to join another group, you call it Anthimeria. Mostly a noun jumps places to become a verb. it is called ‘verbing of noun’.
Examples of Anthimeria
It’s time we should all have a good sing.
Don’t worry. I’m mapping our progress.
Oh no, she will architect her [...]
Anacoenosis
Anacoenosis (an-uh-si-noh-sis) is a writing technique in which a character speaks directly to an audience to know their opinion on an issue that interests both the sides.
Anacoenosis comes from Greek anakoinoun meaning to communicate. In writing, the communication is mostly to a crowd which is not directly a part of the story.
Example of anacoenosis in [...]
Allegory
Allegory is the use of fictional characters on the literal level of a story to unravel the abstract, philosophical, divine, historical, social, moral, mythological, religious or political meaning lying underneath its surface. Great allegories have many levels of meanings.
Sometimes, allegorical works use personification to underline the hidden symbolic meaning. At other times, the story runs [...]
Allusion
An allusion is an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, literature, historical events, movies, fictional character, television shows, cartoon characters etc. With the help of an allusion, the author can, in a few words, make numerous associations between two things.
He is the Shakespeare of our class.
Immediately, ‘he’ takes on the qualities of Shakespeare [...]
