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In continuation of the first part of the series which featured 10 figures of speech with examples, this considers the other 10, also with examples. LITOTES A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. Examples: The ice cream was not too bad; A million dollars […]
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Oxymoron An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory words appear side by side but still involving a point. That is, two opposite words are placed side by side to bring out a point. Examples are act naturally, original copy, conspicuous absence, found missing, alone together, criminal justice, old news, peace force, even odds, awful good,
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