| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Enallage (e-nal'-a-jee) | An exchange of words or substitution of one for another, Example "We was robbed!" |
| Anthimerea (an'-thi-me'-ree-a) | The substitution of one part of speech for another. Example: "Every why hath a wherefore"-Shakespeare, A Comedy of Errors, Act II, Scene II |
| Antiptosis (an'-tip-toe'-sis) | The substitution of a prepositional phrase for an adjective. Example: "And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."-Colossians 3:14 |
| Metonymy (me-ton'-i-mee) | The substitution of one word for another related word. Example: "He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust."-Psalm 78:46 |
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