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a figure of speech in which the term for one thing is applied to another associated with it, e.g. we say The White House when we mean the American president, or we say that someone has seized the throne when we mean that he has seized power.
when a word at the end of a line rhymes with a word within the line, e.g. In mist or cloud, on...
a succinct summary of the arguments, reflections or discussions dealt with in the piece of...
a visual way of illustrating a verbal or written statement. See bar graph, histogram, line graph...
a word or term which achieves more imaginative effects than simple or literal language. Figures...
studying the how and why of language and literature by asking searching questions of every...