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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| There is more than one way to skin a cat. | adage |
| Columbus sailing to the United States. | anachronism |
| They promised freedom but provided slavery. | antithesis |
| Oh, you cruel streets of Manhattan, how I detest you! | apostrophe |
| sun-bright topaz, sun-lit lake, sun-bright lake | epithet |
| pass away for die | euphemism |
| "ring-giver" for king, "whale-road" for ocean | kenning |
| He is not a bad dancer. | litotes |
| The White House says... | metonymy |
| bubbling, murmuring brooks | onomatopoeia |
| loud silence, jumbo shrimp | oxymoron |
| fifty masts for fifty ships | synedoche |
| Terms | 12 |
| Creator | therealkrystal |
| Created | May 6, 2009 |
| Groups | None |
| Subjects | None |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |