noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   A phrase (set phrase or created phrase) that uses reduplication, onomatopoeia, or other phonetic markers that increase memorability and “musicality” (making rhetoric pleasing or entertaining).
2. 2
   a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) wordnet

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a devicealliterativeantithesesapostrophesconceitsdiscourse device

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informal expressionliteral languageplainplain language