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trope

[trohp] / troʊp /
NOUN
figure of speech
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking
NOUN
image
Synonyms
STRONGEST
figure idea impression notion perception thought vision
STRONG
apprehension conceit conception construct intellection phantasm
WEAK
mental picture
Antonyms
WEAK
concrete entity
NOUN
metaphor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analogy image symbol
STRONG
allegory emblem hope metonymy personification similitude
Antonyms
WEAK
plain speech

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Poetry: Literary Devices

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Rhetoric

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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced

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