Category:English figures of speech
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English terms whose interpretation is not strictly literal, but are used in figurative ways or for special effect.
- Category:English aphorisms: English phrases that convey basic concepts in a manner short and easily memorable. Typically conveying a concise statement of a scientific principle or truth.
- Category:English catchphrases: English phrases that are popularized through repeated use.
- Category:English dysphemisms: English dysphemisms (offensive, vulgar or otherwise negative terms used in place of a neutral alternative).
- Category:English euphemisms: English terms that indirectly refer to something unpleasant or controversial.
- Category:English hyperboles: English terms used as exaggerations for emphasis, rather than being taken literally.
- Category:English idioms: English phrases understood by subjective, as opposed to literal meanings.
- Category:English litotes: English litotical expressions or terms commonly used in litotes (stating something by denying its opposite).
- Category:English meioses: English meiotic expressions or terms commonly used in meiosis (downplaying the focal point of a statement for effect).
- Category:English proverbs: English phrases popularly known as representations of common sense.
- Category:English sarcastic terms: English terms that are used sarcastically.
- Category:English set phrases: English An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation.
- Category:English similes: English figures of speech in which one thing is compared to another.
Subcategories
This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
A
- English aphorisms (0 c, 28 e)
C
- English catchphrases (0 c, 10 e)
D
- English dysphemisms (0 c, 24 e)
E
H
- English hyperboles (0 c, 123 e)
I
L
- English litotes (0 c, 20 e)
M
- English meioses (0 c, 12 e)
P
- English proverbs (0 c, 1403 e)
S
- English sarcastic terms (0 c, 149 e)
- English similes (0 c, 694 e)