| 单词 | figure of speech |
| 例句 | That is no figure of speech; it is fact. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a figure of speech. The purse is the prize money. His winnings.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z The idioms, the figures of speech that make language rich and full of the poetry of place and time must go. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Poor? What do you mean poor? Poor is sometimes a figure of speech. Do you mean poor?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “A metaphor, or simply a figure of speech?” he says, also frowning. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Or is a metaphor a definite category beneath the heading of ‘figure of speech’?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There’s also a distinction sometimes made between figures of speech and figures of thought. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It would take a roomful of Shakespeares to replace them with fresh figures of speech, and before long those would become cliches too. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Is it any wonder we love figures of speech? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s an irony of human communication that the more beautiful or lively or effective the figure of speech, the more likely it will be loved, remembered, repeated, worn out, and finally worked to death. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But usually when two figures of speech appear together, they aren’t so compatible. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Forgive me, Mrs. Murphy! A figure of speech!” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She thought it was a figure of speech until Lola twisted her shoulder to reveal, high on her arm, a long scratch. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Reductio ad absurdum, by this token, would be classed as a figure of thought, whereas isocolon—a sequence of phrases the same length—or alliteration would be figures of speech. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The classic manuals, written by starchy Englishmen and rock- ribbed Yankees, try to take all the fun out of writing, grimly adjuring the writer to avoid offbeat words, figures of speech, and playful alliteration. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z ‘It could have been a figure of speech: very little time before the wolves arrive. Perhaps Hades didn’t literally mean wolves. At any rate, we should leave as soon as it’s dark enough for shadows.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And I’m not exactly using kill as a figure of speech here. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The metaphor, the most common figure of speech, lets us use one image—any image we want!—to conjure up another. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For them, “going home” is more a figure of speech than a realistic option. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It’s just a figure of speech, man,” Percy said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Most people think it’s a figure of speech,” he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It’s more than a figure of speech to say that plants create life out of thin air. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “No, no. It was only a figure of speech. I’d get in trouble if she knew I was reading these,” she said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Their figures of speech were as forceful and colorful as any ever used by English-speaking people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Mr. C’s elegiac “my son” comment to the departed Richard Horne ... well that may not just be a figure of speech. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 16: Doppelgangers and Dancers 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z I always thought “You can’t get blood from a stone” was a figure of speech. My “rapidly fatal” diagnosis: My worst nightmare was also a miraculous stroke of luck 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Although these figures remain mere figures of speech, we follow and even visualise them almost as closely as anyone on stage. Waiting in the wings: when off-stage characters take over 2013-01-28T16:57:44Z But a change of context can work wonders with a familiar figure of speech. Review: ‘A Brief History of Women,’ an Alan Ayckbourn Comedy of Tragedies 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z And: “Mimicking Japanese figures of speech … sometimes made me feel like an actor in real life.” Coming of Age as Performance Art: An Outsider in 1970s Japan 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Everything’s online, of course, so “small print” is just a figure of speech. 8 Ways to Save on Travel in 2015 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Is that a figure of speech I’m not familiar with? Homeland Watch: They Pull Them Back In 2012-10-01T12:00:20Z This is not a figure of speech; some of the china was owned by Ms. Williams’s grandmother. Farm-to-Table in the Shadow of Downtown Detroit 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The topics spanned the Backroads catalogue: the geology of Arches National Park in Utah; New England forests; Incan stargazing in Chile’s Atacama Desert; New Zealand figures of speech; beer. Want to be an adventure tour leader? You have a better chance of getting into Dartmouth. 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Of course, the January earthquake, which levelled much of Port-au-Prince and killed almost a quarter of a million people, made this more than a figure of speech. The Creole Choir of Cuba: the a cappella aid agency 2010-08-19T21:15:00Z Many moments in these solos are like the sudden exclamations and figures of speech that make some Shakespearean soliloquies so present-tense. Critic’s Notebook: Former Merce Cunningham Dancers at Philadelphia Museum 2012-12-23T22:53:57Z If so, it’s an incredibly dehumanizing figure of speech. Three of Fiction’s Brightest Stars Have New Books — of Poetry 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z He knows people see his gigantic mustache, hear his cornpone accent and predilection for bombarding everyone with folksy figures of speech, and underestimate him. "Ted Lasso" creators Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt want you to know it's OK not to be OK 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z This is particularly true of Hannah, who is given to flaming figures of speech like “the Edenic apple rotting beneath the delusion of your poisoned patriarchal sun.” ‘When We Were Young and Unafraid,’ With Cherry Jones 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Like many of Barker's correspondents, each picks up their figure of speech and runs with it until they're completely exhausted. Burley Cross Postbox Theft by Nicola Barker 2010-05-14T23:27:00Z Maybe Heisenberg is dead, in the sense that Heisenberg never existed as more than a figure of speech to begin with. Is Heisenberg Dead? Walter White and the Light-Switch Theory of Morality 2013-09-24T16:44:50Z Yet in the run-up to Nov. 3, Ms. Fischer has become all too familiar with a physical anxiety evoked by that figure of speech. The Three A.M. Club 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Pasquesi often fills time questioning figures of speech or clichés. Critic’s Notebook: TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi, Improv Artists 2014-01-31T22:36:46Z This was her psychologist’s figure of speech and as such probably tells us more about the psychologist than the patient. The Patient Is Obsessed With Sex. But How Reliable Is Her Therapist? 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z As I watched these animals, I also realized how many English figures of speech stem from our agrarian past. Frugal Summer: Highs and Lows 2010-09-16T02:13:00Z After a moment, he adjusts his figure of speech: “President Obama often talks about the ‘relay race’ of regime change, and handing off the baton, which he does in the film. What was the final year in the Obama White House like? This filmmaker was there. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z “I didn’t perform a ceremony; it’s just a figure of speech, isn’t it?” How we met: ‘She told me her rabbits were married. It was the most ridiculous thing I’d ever heard’ 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s not just a figure of speech to say that writing a book with George Clinton was a dream come true. Let’s Take It to the Page 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z A few may think of rhetoric as a deadly classical discipline devoted to the exhaustive parsing and labeling of figures of speech: zeugma, anyone? “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z “Most people think it’s a figure of speech,” a slave catcher says, but in this version of the antebellum South, that engine of courage is forged from tons of iron, stone and wood. Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Sent From My iPhone Dear Sent From My iPhone, Maybe to some people it’s just a “figure of speech” but I want to say this: Your writing is never going to leap off the page. How do I start writing poems? 2013-02-22T01:00:00Z The dialogue, dense with elaborate figures of speech, isn’t always easy to grasp. Review: ‘ToasT’ Where Words Are a Cellblock’s Weapon of Choice 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z A lover of Bob Dylan, Macdonald was also a sponge for influences, borrowing and repurposing figures of speech or unusual words to create funny-sounding sentences. Here’s Why Norm Macdonald Was Comedy Royalty. It’s Not ‘S.N.L.’ 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z “To say that this movie gets under your skin is only barely a figure of speech,” Mr. Scott wrote in The Times in November. DVDs: Jim Carrey as the Id Unleashed a Bit Before Its Time 2011-02-25T20:14:20Z This figure of speech was probably meant to suggest extreme frustration with the persistence of racism and the failure of reform, and perhaps make reference to the call-and-response tradition of gospel. Perspective | Trump wanted a photo op. He delivered the most ominous message of his presidency. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Her signature emphatic all caps and charmingly sarcastic colloquialisms, her crass irreverence and staggering self-awareness, are themselves, forgive the figure of speech, addictive. In her debut memoir, notorious writer Cat Marnell apologizes for nothing 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z It then shared a link to its definition of oxymoron: “A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in ‘cruel kindness’ or ‘to make haste slowly.’ Move Over, Wikipedia. Dictionaries Are Hot Again. 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z The comment, he said, was a figure of speech, not anti-Semitism. Poland bids to reclaim forgotten past as haven for Jews 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z It’s a convenient figure of speech to call a movie a feature-length advertisement for itself; with “Incredibles 2,” it’s literally so. Review: The Authoritarian Populism of “Incredibles 2” 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z This is not a cautionary tale: Clinton probably didn’t lose the White House because of a figure of speech. Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ speech shocked voters five years ago — but some feel it was prescient 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The quincentennial likewise fueled critical works by Smith, such as her ongoing “I See Red” series, which embeds a pejorative term used to describe Indigenous people within a figure of speech about rage. How Chicana and Native artists are preserving cultural memory 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The term “deafening silence” is even a common figure of speech. Do We Actually ‘Hear’ Silence? 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z But the figure of speech she used features prominently throughout. Review | Kara Goucher and Lauren Fleshman reveal what’s wrong with women’s running 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “You’ve got a problem before you know it — not as a figure of speech, but literally. It wasn’t until I was experiencing symptoms of withdrawal that I realized I had a problem.” Drugs killed 8 friends, one by one, in a tragedy seen across the U.S. "There are factions. People believe different things. It was a figure of speech and that's how it was intended," he told WJXT-TV. Amid fears of election subversion, DeSantis’ handpicked secretary of state will oversee his race 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z “His prose is poetic, sensuous, imaginative, adorned with fanciful figures of speech and surprising twists of language.” George Lamming, renowned Caribbean novelist, dies at 94 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z It is not always just a figure of speech. When Antlers Tangle, Sometimes Both Animals Lose 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s a figure of speech,” Kris said in court. Kardashians win Blac Chyna defamation case over canceled reality show 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z She said the phrase was used as a figure of speech. Kris Jenner says Blac Chyna tried to murder her son in 2016 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “At this rate Spaces will not exist in six months, and not just as a figure of speech.” Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter’s new audio service after executives ignored warnings 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z As to his judgment, I have no figure of speech. Opinion | Fred Hiatt led with wisdom, wit and a transfixing whisper 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z “It’s become a figure of speech now in domestic debates.” In allied capitals, a nuanced, cautious view of Biden 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z “Little girl” isn’t always just a figure of speech in pop music. New Kids on the Block to bring Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue on national tour 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z “It’s just a figure of speech,” he said, adding: “As we get older, everything kind of creaks in the morning and there’s a new ache to wake up to.” For Richard Bland, the 478th Try Was a Charm. Now He’s at the U.S. Open. 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z The putter issue is not a figure of speech. Mitchell goes bogey-free at Quail and leads McIlroy by 2 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z Schapiro, who is Jewish, said some students chanted an anti-Semitic figure of speech outside his home. Northwestern University president stepping down in 2022 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z He is charged with “incitement of insurrection,” words his defense lawyers say are protected by the Constitution’s First Amendment and just a figure of speech. Chilling video footage becomes key exhibit in Trump trial 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Trump’s lawyers insist he is not guilty, his fiery words just figures of speech. Senators to hear opening arguments as Trump fumes over trial 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z I mean this literally, not as a figure of speech. Sending Trump to Hell 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Many of us understood that as a figure of speech. Donald Trump's great performance nears its dramatic climax: Stay tuned! 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “Certainly you couldn’t argue a case before a family member. It’s a figure of speech, but it underscores how tight the bond is.” Law Firms Pay Supreme Court Clerks $400,000 Bonuses. What Are They Buying? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Striving for new ways to characterize the head-spinning unreality of the Trump White House, the authors of the memoirs turn to a variety of vivid figures of speech. In Trumpworld, the Grown-Ups in the Room All Left, and Got Book Deals 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z It was a figure of speech he's repeated since that didn't get the kind of media commentary — hardly a bit of it — it deserved. Might the coronavirus be a peacemaker? 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Mourinho put it another way because why use one figure of speech when you can reinforce the message with at least another? Mourinho digs out his undersized blanket to deal with Spurs challenges | David Hytner 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z It inserts itself in conversations with our friends and teaches us its figures of speech, its sense of humor, until we talk like it and find ourselves repeating its jokes even when it isn’t around. Comedy Written for the Machines 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Former White House ethics chief Walter Shaub cautioned on Twitter that the remark was "of course, a figure of speech." Trump accused of “jury tampering” after allegedly threatening GOP senators not to vote against him 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z It is a figure of speech, a synecdoche, where “dance” is part of a larger thing: life. Critic Curtis White: Capitalism needs workers who are "stupid-smart" 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Wilson often said that he was “born dead,” which for him was more than a figure of speech. Gahan Wilson, cartooning’s master of the creepy and the macabre, dies at 89 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z He later clarifies this was “just a figure of speech”. The dubious world of Black Voices for Trump 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z That’s fine for Ko, provided “sprint” is merely a figure of speech. LPGA finale a sprint toward a $1.5 million prize 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Choosing the right figure of speech is important in any communication, and Thunberg’s focus on the simple point about our house being on fire is key. "Our house is on fire!" Why Greta Thunberg infuriates conservatives 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z “Age is a figure of speech,” said Harry Reid, the former Senate Democratic leader, who is 79. Age Isn’t Hurting 2020 Democratic Leaders, to Rivals’ Chagrin 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The word synecdoche, by the way, is a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole. New Burke Museum will have a striking and symbolic work of art 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z This rather basic metaphor was lost on the president – and it wasn’t the first time he’s struggled with a simple figure of speech. Urged to 'aim higher,' Trump struggles with the metaphor 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z It’s not uncommon for Mitski’s fans to say that they would die for her, which is a little distressing, even as a figure of speech. On the Road with Mitski 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Often, an unstated figure of speech links Tate’s seemingly unconnected perceptions: here it might be “fish out of water.” The Last Poems of James Tate 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Their own figures of speech are the slightly bent keys to their unlocking. If God Is Dead, Your Time Is Everything 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z "It's a figure of speech meant to dramatize his extreme displeasure," he told reporters Wednesday night. Philippines warns Canada about severing diplomatic ties over trash - but walks back war threat 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “A figure of speech is where desire forces a crisis, a crossing— / one world and its weather suddenly brilliant with meaning,” he writes, in “Snow Figure,” from his third book. Poetry That Bears Witness to a Changing Natural World 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z “What matters to me even more than the shapeliness and the dance of language is what the poem discovers deeper down than gracefulness and pleasures in figures of speech.” Linda Gregg, award-winning poet of lines like ‘chiseled marble,’ dies at 76 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z No. ‘Born for this’ is a figure of speech we all use to indicate that we’re ready for something. Stephen Colbert: 'The president is anti-Muslim' 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In literature, there are figures of speech and figures of fun. Review | Minds that explore the beauty of math and the logic of art 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z While Trump later admitted that his profession of love was “just a figure of speech,” the comment puts a spotlight on his relationships with foreign leaders. Personal diplomacy has long been a presidential tactic, but Trump adds a twist 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z They discussed draining the swamp, but not as a figure of speech. Supreme Court, in Harsh Spotlight, Returns to the Bench 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z In May, he warned against using the terms “fireflies” or “disembodied ghosts,” another figure of speech sometimes applied to minor parties. ‘Fireflies’ and ‘Ghosts’ in Cambodia Prop Up Facade of Real Election 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Many laughed this off, insisting this was just a figure of speech, but there was one person who took his words seriously. Donald Trump’s child cruelty shocks us, but it shouldn’t surprise us | Hadley Freeman 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z It is more than a figure of speech. The 1st 2020 Race Is Underway: Scrambling for New York Donors 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Think of figures of speech, like it’s raining cats and dogs or he’s older than the hills and others that are not appropriate here. West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z "This development will put additional pressure of unpredictable force on an already beleaguered Europe - It's no longer a figure of speech to say Europe is in existential danger," said the tycoon. Anti-Brexit tycoon Soros: EU 'in crisis' 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part is used to represent a whole, or vice versa. The Metonymy of Matrices 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z “We should not think of the devil as a myth, a representation, a symbol, a figure of speech or an idea,” he writes. Pope Francis Puts Caring for Migrants and Opposing Abortion on Equal Footing 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z “I never meant to offend anyone and I was not referring to our players. I used a figure of speech that was never intended to be taken literally.” Owner of NFL's Texans sorry for 'inmates' comment on protesting players 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z “I used a figure of speech that was never intended to be taken literally. I would never characterize our players or our league that way and I apologize to anyone who was offended by it.” Bob McNair, Houston Texans owner, on anthem protests: ‘We can’t have the inmates running the prison’ 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z And as this imperceptible change became perceptible, so we would notice that another deeper aspect of its meaning — also simple — was making itself felt: a basic figure of speech, a bass figure. My Obsession With the Necks, the Greatest Trio on Earth 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z George Orwell’s advice: “Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.” How to Conquer the Admissions Essay 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z “It’s just a figure of speech. I’m not walking across America. I’m going to walk enough miles to walk across America.” How did Caye Ribas walk across the country? His Fitbit 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z “I never meant to offend anyone and I was not referring to our players. I used a figure of speech that was never intended to be taken literally.” Owner of NFL's Texans sorry for 'inmates' comment on protesting players 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z And it is not merely a figure of speech to say that he has guts – millions of viewers have seen them, unpacked on the operating table during surgery to inspect his lymph nodes. Tom Green: 'It demystifies the presidency when you've had Trump scream in your face' 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z That the concept was more a figure of speech for our bitterly divided times. Right-Winger-in-Residence? Seattle debates how to bridge the political divide 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z As a presidential candidate, Trump frequently used threats in combination with another rhetorical figure of speech – paralipsis. 100 days of presidential threats 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Both figures of speech presume there is something on the table, ripe for the taking. The 'Fearless Girl' statue sums up what's wrong with feminism today | Cara Marsh Sheffler 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z He said the comment was meant as a figure of speech to criticise Labor MPs for "pursuing very small" details on asylum seeker policies "during a period of great activity and stress" for the department. Australian senator sorry for 'flea' comment in asylum debate - BBC News 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Sununu quickly backed down, saying his talk about busloads of illegal voters was “more a figure of speech” - in other words, not reality. AP FACT CHECK: Trump aide peddles false vote fraud charge 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Perhaps that was more of a figure of speech, but the intention was to very shortly start a search. Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer on an abbreviated coaching search: 'We know we’ve got the right man for the job' 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “You cannot dismiss this sort of rhetoric as just a figure of speech or hyperbole because that’s not how the people on the ground have been interpreting the pronouncements of the president.” Philippines senator calls for Duterte to face crimes against humanity inquiry 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s an opinion, first of all, and also an interesting analogy or figure of speech. Donald Trump went to Mexico — and all we got was this stupid election 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Still, “the voice of the People” is a figure of speech. A Tale of Two Conventions 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z And lest you imagine that “addiction” is just a figure of speech, it isn’t. We’ll be fighting forever: America just can’t kick its addiction to war 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Trump took the figure of speech a bit too literally, and remarked that his hands are in fact steady, way steadier than Clinton’s, while holding up a clenched fist. “Look at these hands, aren’t they beautiful?”: Donald Trump cannot stop talking about his steady, strong, large hands 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Then, appropriating a peculiarly Canadian figure of speech, he added to laughter, “It’s about time, eh?” Obama says he’s not to blame for GOP ‘crackup’ 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The subtitles regrettably don’t let the English-speaking audience in on some of the jokes, such as when characters take Chinese figures of speech literally. Stephen Chow's 'Mei Rén Yú' (The Mermaid) is big-hearted fun 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Writing for me is a dragnet that carries everything away with it: expressions and figures of speech, postures, feelings, thoughts, troubles. Elena Ferrante: 'Anonymity lets me concentrate exclusively on writing' 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z I’m thinking of the way politicos rely on metaphors and other figures of speech long made meaningless by overuse. Why do so many politicians sound like robots? 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Jesus’ disciples throughout history—the church—have listened to his words and understood that he means more than a metaphor or a poetic figure of speech. Cardinal Donald Wuerl: There Is 'One Big Family of God' 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z "There's nothing to do with dice, it's a figure of speech." The Rob Lowe-naissance gets animated with sex, violence and vanity in 'Moonbeam City' 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z For the refugees streaming into Hungary, running away from a war-torn country is more than a figure of speech. Refugees get a chance to wash and rest their weary soles in Budapest 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z When the director of a research institute called the Alternate Anatomies laboratory says he’s got something up his sleeve, you can safely assume it’s not just a figure of speech. Body-hackers: the people who turn themselves into cyborgs 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The universal destination of goods is not a figure of speech found in the Church’s social teaching. Read Pope Francis' Speech on the Poor and Indigenous Peoples 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z What they say: “Erika wrote Fifty Shades to entertain herself and a few online friends. She never dreamed it would become a bestseller, still less a landmark in publishing or a figure of speech.” Fourth Fifty Shades book whips up unprecedented pre-ordering frenzy 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z This is, in part, because of his own timidity; eager he may have been to pursue a figure of speech to its unnatural conclusion, but, in theology, his intellectual nerve deserted him. Go Ask Alice 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z If, however, your survey did indeed reveal that these figures of speech are widespread, would that constitute proof that hot chilies and cool mint are biologically determined metaphors? How We Sense the Heat of Chili Peppers and the Cool of Menthol [Excerpt] 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z When people talk about making a pilgrimage to Omaha, this is no figure of speech. Guy Spier's The Education Of A Value Investor 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Grammarians would describe the use of "boot", in the phrase "boots on the ground", as a case of synecdoche - a figure of speech where the part represents the whole. Why 'boots on the ground'? 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z With its new smart watch, unveiled today in California, Apple is hoping to turn that figure of speech into a literal truth. The Apple Watch Will Be as Revolutionary as the First Clocks 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z That’s not a figure of speech; there is literally no competition. TiVo minus TV: testing the cable box for cord cutters 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Stockman’s statement doesn’t seem to be a figure of speech — he seems to believe Obama is seeking impeachment as a political strategy…because, illegal immigrants? Rep. Steve Stockman: “President Obama is begging to be impeached” 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z She could hardly know that the comparison would become more than a figure of speech. Raw Data: A Tumor, the Embryo’s Evil Twin 2014-03-17T20:26:20Z But as with puns and other figures of speech, the duons power also contains the danger of miscommunication since mutations within them are highly likely to lead to disease. Seven Ways To Look At The Double Meaning Of DNA Code 2013-12-13T17:35:00Z Presumably, he was using a figure of speech. USA Tops New Zealand in America's Cup Upset 2013-09-25T22:35:25Z It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. The Pope Confesses 2013-09-19T17:00:00Z In reading, 9-year-olds were more adept at making inferences from nonfiction texts and grasping figures of speech. U.S. education gap narrows between whites and minorities: report 2013-06-27T15:37:20Z “I said it as a figure of speech from my ‘perspective’ not literally or any actual intention.” Buffalo defensive end Mario Williams tries to clarify ‘kill’ comment 2013-06-15T03:30:01Z But his critics persisted and Hansen relented over his figure of speech, at least a little: It was not, and is not, my intention to demean women at any time. New Hampshire Republican refers to women as “vaginas” in email to lawmakers 2013-04-17T13:23:00Z Animals and plants, she contended, are among "the figures of speech in the rhetoric of play … which the genius in particular of later life seems to recall". If children lose contact with nature they won't fight for it 2012-11-19T20:29:01Z So the vast effort of the Olympics had to be enlisted to make some sense of a politician's figure of speech. How the Olympics will shape the future of east London 2012-08-18T23:05:00Z Normally this would just be a figure of speech, but I totally could see the erstwhile Zenmaster actually in a cave doing some ridiculous corporate-y new age nonsense. Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Five things we learned 2012-06-16T17:40:31Z It was a figure of speech, no more, but for some, unfortunately, it’s become an unofficial N.B.A. mantra. On Basketball: A Big Day for Hornets and N.B.A. Lottery Conspiracy Theorists 2012-05-31T16:36:47Z "Oh, don't joke over mere figures of speech," Muller said, staring into the fire. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z If you go off again with your figures of speech, Dinah, there is an end of me, for I have one of those unhappy memories that retain the illustration and forget what it typified. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z Yes, the Internet, television, movies, global travel and business have blurred language differences, and many people in the U.S. and U.K. are familiar with those bizarre figures of speech from both sides of the pond. Huh? US and British English to collide at Olympics 2012-04-06T19:27:11Z It’s a figure of speech, commonly used by the way. Gregg Williams audiotapes prove nothing 2012-04-06T13:59:44Z A figure of speech, which somewhat anticipates the exposition, may serve to prepare one for some of the seeming omissions of Sun Yat-sen's plan for a democracy. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z Mr. Ruskin,129 with a strong and legitimate figure of speech, is simply putting an inevitable result as the work of apparent design. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z When St Paul speaks of his readers in their heathen condition as “dead,” it is not a figure of speech. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The themes upon which they discoursed kindled the imagination and caused them to break forth into figures of speech and poetic license. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z For by will is generally meant a psychical faculty; and to speak of "unconscious will" is either a self-contradiction or a mere figure of speech. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Only by a polite figure of speech can the stone pile in which the Hebridean crofter makes his home be called a cottage. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The affective value of these analogies and their incorporation in poetry, song, and fiction as adequate figures of speech lead us to react to these traits in ways determined largely by the traditional usage. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z I suppose that is but a pretty figure of speech, and stands for yourself. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z It is scarcely a figure of speech to say that the lightning flashes across their pages. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Mr. Robinson demonstrated in personal terms how the phrase “second screen” is a figure of speech. Advertising: Video Content at ?the Beginning of the Future? 2012-02-17T02:00:14Z There is such an air of authority about it all, that we forget that he is dealing with figures of speech. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z That I presume is a figure of speech; because, if he was God, he certainly could not have increased in wisdom. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z There is nothing which he does not touch; and figures of speech come tumbling in from all corners, top and bottom of the universe, as the merest matter of course. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z The tendency to more independent and mature thinking is encouraged by comparing similar ideas, figures of speech, and language in different poems and from different authors. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z The verse, too, with its feminine endings, occasionally reminds one of Fletcher, and the figures of speech are feebly patterned on Shakespeare, while the ravings of Bajazet are worthy of Nat Lee. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Oxymoron, ok-si-mō′ron, n. a figure of speech, by means of which two ideas of opposite meaning are combined, so as to form an expressive phrase or epithet, as cruel kindness, falsely true, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z —A querist asks information as to the origin of the American figure of speech "to go the whole hog." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z This was no figure of speech, but the truth. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Strong writers make incessant use of figures of speech. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z As Jim, who was famous for mixing his figures of speech, said, “The camp, anyway, was breaking up in a blaze of glory.” Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z It is no figure of speech, but the grandest reality in the universe. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z The town was literally empty; for though this is a mere figure of speech when applied to London, it becomes a matter of fact in Edinburgh. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z I bestowed it most unwillingly, having had little hope that I could make my figure of speech intelligible. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The memories of those days furnished Jesus with the wonderful figure of speech recorded in Matt. The Great Painters' Gospel Pictures Representing Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2012-01-07T03:00:14.777Z These two volumes furnished him with the many figures of speech and parables which he used with such happy effect in his later and public utterances. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z He would call it a very bold figure of speech: figure of speech, quotha! Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z This is no figure of speech; you could have seen pride and anger mantling in his cheek and glancing like fire from his eye. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z If his Vancouver-bound train had not started to pull out just then, perhaps he would have explained that that accursed “love stuff” formula was a figure of speech. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z It was only something to say—a sort of well rounded figure of speech to get rid of me comfortably,” announced Melian cynically—her illness and growing straits had rendered her cynical. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z It is vain to talk of all the expressions about it being only figures of speech. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z On my word of honour--if it's any use employing that pretty figure of speech with you--I am not pretending. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z It was no figure of speech to declare that he fattened on poor men's blood and agony, and his overthrow could not be anything but a blessing. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z It is but a mere figure of speech that the great novelist makes use of, and which he puts into the mouth of René, the poisoner, in support of some theory or argument. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z No simple figure of speech will explain away the doctrine referred to, for there is reference distinctly made to the idea of a life independent of that of the body. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z The pit, the prison, the worm, the fire, the thirst, the blackness, the darkness, the weeping, the gnashing of teeth, the second death,—all these may be figures of speech if you please. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z It's a figure of speech, David--a figure of speech. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z It serves as a useful figure of speech, however,—which is all Professor Cooley designs it for. Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive 2011-11-19T03:00:28.253Z It is not a figure of speech but an absolute truth that even if I had not received your very welcome and sympathetic script I should be writing to you this day. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z To use a sufficiently-expressive figure of speech, the opening line of the first "hit her in the face,"--"My darling Agatha." Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z The same language is used, the same figures of speech are employed, when the Bible speaks about either condition. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Which is a mere figure of speech, as I have started one already. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z "You watch my smoke," went on Tom, "and in this case that ain't just a figure of speech, either, let me remark." Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Luther used figures of speech, the facetious as well as the serious, and he was full of good, often merry ideas. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z "Tell me how it is that you did not use biblical figures of speech in your youth?" In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z The same figure of speech is further developed in a later cartoon which appeared in August, during the negotiations for peace. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z I must admit, however, that “saucy Borneo” is simply a figure of speech. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z And what a figure of speech that is! A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z When I say, you owe, that is a figure of speech; your wife owes. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z In the course of writing the weekly NFL column, I invoked poker as a figure of speech for describing NFL quarterbacks. Quarterbacks: The NFL's high-stakes poker 2011-09-11T15:39:05Z When I said just now that there was no wine left in Valoise, it was merely a figure of speech. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z Indeed, it is no figure of speech, but a statement of demonstrable fact, that millions have been benefited by his work. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Pray tell me what you meant by that figure of speech, will you not? A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z No figure of speech can give an adequate idea of the solid dignity of these three masses of building. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z If you cannot, then I have only to confess that figures of speech fail me. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Honestly, Victor, I don't; that was only an amiable little figure of speech. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z In view of these provisions, Garrison, adopting a bold scriptural figure of speech, denounced the constitution as “a covenant with death and an agreement with hell,” and chose as his motto, “No union with slaveholders.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z I confess I do not exactly understand your figure of speech, Cousin Sarah Ann! A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z Men use no figures of speech when telling how their own beloved one died. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The expression is much more than a mere figure of speech. Health Through Will Power 2011-08-18T02:00:20.367Z It is here where the orator becomes vehement, here where he shows all the ornament of his talk in appropriate figures of speech. Increasing Personal Efficiency 2011-07-31T02:00:10.480Z He is the heir of the ages, not as a figure of speech, but as the most sober of facts. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z “Yes, sir, it’s a figure of speech in which one idea is used instead of another.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Shall we say that His rebuke addressed to these was a mere figure of speech? The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The same figure of speech is used in the New Testament. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Many figures of speech have been used in this court from which my feelings revolted as much as those of any person could from what I said. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z With primitive man it is far more than a figure of speech. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z This about the ink, as such, is Browning’s own figure of speech not got out of Dante. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Venison was a quaint man, and drove at a conclusion frequently cross lots, by some startling figure of speech. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z What indeed was the Roman breastplate from which the figure of speech is taken? The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z I made use of that figure of speech because I thought they would understand it better, and they did understand it. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z And at all times Little Doc is full of vintage bromides and figures of speech. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z This figure of speech will be taken from the blanching of vegetables in the dark. A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' 2011-07-07T02:00:25.637Z It was a figure of speech, of course, but that both were wrapped up in the place and its interests, far beyond the ordinary, we have abundantly shown. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z But I think our difficulty is in some ways occasioned by the inadequacy of all figures of speech to convey to us the real vitality of the truth. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z I was very fond, when a child, of listening to lessons upon figures of speech, given in my mother's school; and was quite expert in hunting up metaphors, tropes, hyperboles, and personifications. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z "Merely a figure of speech," said Little Doc; "but yes, such was my intention." Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z The expression that a man is living on his will is no mere figure of speech. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Since that diagnosis, playing every Saturday brunch gig with the band “Strawberry Fields” as if it were his last was not simply a figure of speech. City Room: Now, the Guitar Gently Weeps for Its Owner 2011-06-16T18:31:15Z Uncle felt that he had overstrained a figure of speech. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z They all laughed at the stout girl’s figure of speech, for Jennie Stone’s mind seemed always to linger upon good things to eat, and this comparison was quite characteristic. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z Well," said I, "your figures of speech need careful auditing. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z It has no name, being a mere figure of speech, a very word. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z I mention this to show how easy it is to mistranslate an obsolete language, especially an Oriental language, always so full of figures of speech, hyperbole and parables. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z The thing is only a lively figure of speech; but inasmuch as thou confusest me thereby, I will attack thee in another quarter. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Or is this an oriental figure of speech not capable of a literal interpretation? The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z The figure of speech, "We must have fifty-seven," meaning, "we are entering on a serious business," has its origin in the fifty-seven votes necessary to the passing of any weighty measure in the Venetian Senate. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z This meant more than a figure of speech merely, though the "mews" in question is very different from a London street mews. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z I think," said he, "that there is more extravagance in figures of speech on this coast than in any other country. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Random figures of speech never do any good! Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Well did the Richmond Examiner remark at the time—“we fear that generosity of Virginians is but a figure of speech.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z This fine figure of speech also occurs in a Kleft song: "The plains thirst for water, the mountains thirst for snow." Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z It may be added that I use the word “drapery” not only as a figure of speech. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce can prove this to you not merely with figures, but also with figures of speech. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Better-keep the money and let the worthless boat go to ——— I won't say the devil, lest there come a confusion in my figure of speech. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Analogy of proportion is the basis of the figure of speech known as metaphor. Ontology or the Theory of Being 2011-04-01T02:00:38.727Z The reader may fancy Sir Richard’s allusion to arrows was a figure of speech, or anachronism. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z We were very much shocked, but we said that when my sister talked of absolute ruin, it was only a figure of speech. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z It is no figure of speech to speak of hungry England. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z Its beginning is to be compared with such phrases as “an Englishman’s house is his castle,” which have had no legal offshoots and still remain mere figures of speech. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z To m' Sarah, m' deary, of course I alluded, And though speaking a figure of speech only true did. The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook 2011-03-13T03:00:22.773Z Jinkum’s owner was of a humorous turn, and dealt in figures of speech, often odd and varied as his bills of lading. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z God is a figure of speech, but Nature is a reality. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z He who had formerly hated all exaggerated figures of speech, all flowery phrases, now hungered for great, enthusiastic demonstrations. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z I walked on a few paces before getting the force of this figure of speech. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z I had often heard of “golden hair,” and always had regarded the expression as a very foolish figure of speech. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Questioned as to the advisability of proceeding upwards, the guides employed their favourite figure of speech and remarked that not for millions of francs would they consent to try again. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z I hope that you will excuse me, gentle reader, for venturing to deny the justice of all such figures of speech. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Not even a sense of humor is so useful in his intellectual experience as the ability to understand and use figures of speech. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z I asked, innocently, for the figure of speech was new to me. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z His style is lightened by frequent figures of speech, mostly illustrative, and really illustrative, of his ideas, while his intellectual ingenuity cannot fail to interest even those whom his prejudices and preconceptions repel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z "Magnificent!" echoed Miss Ferrol, giving way to her enthusiasm, and indulging in figures of speech. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z His figures of speech frequently smell of the shop. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z The normal child has an interesting history with regard to figures of speech. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z "Even that figure of speech leaves too much to the imagination." The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z I do not think of poetry as a branch of literature couched in a metrical form, following regular rules of rhythm, diction, figures of speech or rhyme. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z It is a mere figure of speech, friend. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z This one, at least, he had captured in a word, a figure of speech. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Of course, he must be led by the natural stages to see through figures of speech, and to understand and apply proverbs, and the proverbial manner of speech. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z At this somewhat pretentious figure of speech which I ventured on to show myself to Madam Strahlenheim in the light of a connoisseur, she trembled with fear and hid her face in her handkerchief. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z I object most emphatically to demands for rhyme, metre, rhythm, alliteration, assonance, parallelism, repetition of word or phrase or line, tropes or figures of speech, poetical diction, and any form of pattern. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z And then at the end of this very first paragraph comes the first figure of speech in human literature that has been presented for us. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Its upward struggles were not mere figures of speech. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Nature of the problem.—To use a common figure of speech, the universe is alive. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z The actor of established position—"established" being a mere figure of speech, since at best the actor's position is an aleatory one—those of prominence usually demand to read the play before signing a contract. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Imagery has been confused with imagination, and many critics regard that as poetry which makes the most frequent use of unusual figures of speech. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Her figure of speech was not amiss—"Beyond the moon." Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Perhaps the Office was not the mere figure of speech she had sometimes fancied it. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Rich alike in substance and figures of speech, they never failed to win the same tense sympathy from the girls. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I passed that figure of speech about the vapour, though disciplined vapour drives a locomotive. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The mistake that Maxim makes is to call poetry defiantly a science, and then to define it as an art in which figures of speech count most. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z A figure of speech, sir, of course, but apt enough, I don’t doubt. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z That is childish mythology, which survives innocently enough as a figure of speech, until a philosopher is found to take that figure of speech seriously. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z And though I have said as a foolish figure of speech that on that magical Island of theirs they were unapproachably alone, that was the important thing from Alec's point of view. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z And yet there seldom was a time to which the stereotyped figure of speech about dancing on a volcano more strikingly applied. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z This definition covers much of ancient poetry, when man constantly used tropes or figures of speech. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The term has survived as a nautical figure of speech. To Protect Health of Nonsmokers, Navy Bans Tobacco Use on Its Submarine Fleet 2010-06-20T23:46:00Z It has the same intonations and figures of speech and patterns of grammar. New best friend? 2010-06-05T11:02:00Z But curiously enough this figure of speech was originally as independent of the “shibboleth” as we have seen that was of the classic “damno.” A Cursory History of Swearing Like our own American Indians, they abound in poetical figures of speech and natural illustrations. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Half the essay is devoted really to identifying them with figures of speech. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z However, if I must speak my mind, I have another ground for reluctance to speak of our trusting memory or reasoning, except indeed by a figure of speech. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent "The fact is—I—you see," I blundered, "it was a—merely a figure of speech, a—speech of figures is more accurate,—" And then dinner was announced and I was saved. The Window at the White Cat Prime had often made his fictional heroes "see red" in exceptionally vigorous crises, and he was now able to verify the colorful figure of speech in his own proper person. Stranded in Arcady But when I say ‘farther on,’ it’s only a figure of speech. Where the Path Breaks It was the writers of the Romantic School who made the figure of speech so prominent. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z But I tell you it's not a figure of speech; this is an angel, a real angel with wings. The Wonderful Visit When I say à la belle étoile, it is but a figure of speech in Glasgow. Friend Mac Donald We lived in a rainbow atmosphere, and, if you know Provence—as doubtless you do—you will also know that this is no mere figure of speech. Glories of Spain But before I was even halfway up my hill—oh, I can't talk in figures of speech, I must speak plain English—why the girl inherited a lot of money. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas We like the figure of speech introduced occasionally and naturally, and we don't want the figure substituted for ideas and emotions. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Was it more than a figure of speech, an exaggerative personification under great emotion of what most people would call chance? Sinister Street, vol. 2 This has already taken place to such a degree that we have a poetry without figures of speech, which can by no means be refused all praise. Maxims and Reflections Leaving figures of speech, Pathema expressed her joy that there appeared to be good ground for hope. The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril All this winter, you should have seen how this little Dalilah walked round my beard,--to use a figure of speech, for this trifle of yellow down is barely enough to swear by yet. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales But the figure of speech is only one of the features that are often present in poetry, and we may and do have the best poetry without it. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z For it is not a figure of speech to say that sin is slavery. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus They sought also to dazzle by means of strange or flowery metaphors, by unusual figures of speech, by epigrams and paradoxes, and in general by being clever and smart, rather than earnest and truthful. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Brockway laughed and dropped easily into the technical figure of speech. A Romance in Transit The tree caught fire and had burnt down: and I, therefore, by a convenient sort of figure of speech, had "roasted his grandfather," and had to pay the penalty accordingly. Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times The confusion of imagery with imagination resulted in giving figures of speech a significance in determining the nature of poetry that it did not merit. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z This beautiful figure of speech in turn made her think of marriage. H. R. There are some metaphysical ideas so abstract, so abstruse, that it is almost impossible to express them at all without the use of figures of speech. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy "The cockles of the heart, and the apple of the eye have always seemed absurd figures of speech to me," she then remarked, putting the unguent into her basket. Shadows of Flames A Novel Perverted, is too redundant in proverbs, fables, and figures of speech. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology Oriental poetry was especially figurative; all Oriental books on rhetoric deal extensively with figures of speech. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Exactly, thought Guy, and how was he ever to justify his love for Pauline to a man whose opinions could never be expressed except in figures of speech? Plashers Mead A Novel This tale has ever been a favourite theme with Welsh bards, so that “the sigh of Gwyddno when the wave turned over his land” remains a familiar figure of speech throughout Wales. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" In other words, when you spend money in advertising with us it's merely a figure of speech. Thirty More than sixty parallel expressions and figures of speech are given. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence As a result, some of the figures of speech in poetry to-day are more artificial even than those found in Oriental poetry. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z "I was merely using a figure of speech," said his father. Plashers Mead A Novel Only that, out of respect for the candor of your age, I have used a figure of speech to tell the truth. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Now, you’d say, any man Jack of you, that these were fair and, to use a figure of speech, sisterly words. Seven Frozen Sailors An academical education has given you an unlimited command over the most beautiful figures of speech. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence One critic even, Hudson Maxim, has written a book on The Science of Poetry, to identify poetry with the figure of speech. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Have you really just arrived, or is that merely a figure of speech? A Question of Marriage When I say the wicked world, I am not using merely a figure of speech. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Figures of arithmetic are far more popular than figures of speech. Here and There in London This leads me on to speak of figures of speech. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence They have confused tropes, or figures of speech, or imagery with imagination. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z So the prophets would often use figures of speech and do striking things to attract the attention of the people. The Bible Story This is not a fanciful figure of speech. The Irish Constitution Explained by Darrell Figgis Gestures render their figures of speech more comprehensible; with the cynicism of dogs, they call everything by its own name, in an impious and obscene parade of oaths and curses. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty Hence, also, it becomes evident that far more can be expressed in a figure of speech, quickly and boldly put, than could be otherwise presented in hours or days. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence He can conceive of no passion being poetry unless presented in metre with figures of speech. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z This is not a figure of speech, but a literal fact. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections He did not take the trouble to vary in favour of Catholics or Lutherans, or whatever they might be, the figures of speech common among military men of that period. Toilers of the Sea On the other hand, it may take the form of onomatopœia, the figure of speech in which sound and sense are closely related,—as in descriptive words like buzz, hiss, murmur, splash, and the like. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History I now pass on to those figures of speech which come in the form of argumentation, as antithesis and interrogation. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Many people when they speak of imagination really mean nothing more than the introduction of numerous figures of speech; others confuse it with the sportive play of the author with supernatural machinery in his work. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z In those days indeed, evil had been to her an abstraction, a figure of speech beckoned out of the remotest past, and unencounterable as the giant bat that darkened the nights of prehistoric time. Eden An Episode He indulged in some odd figures of speech on this subject. Toilers of the Sea Charles Abbott searched his mind for a definition, for light on a subject dark to a degree beyond any mere figure of speech. The Bright Shawl I bring forward this parallel to show three things, the same political opinions, the same views of the parties in England, and the same figures of speech, all thrown into the same subject-matter. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The Oriental poems abound numerously in far-fetched figures of speech, and are written in metres following definite laws and are subject to difficult and uniform rhymes continued in every line in poems of great length. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The Mackerel poet who wrote those lines, my boy, may have been no rhetorician; but his theme was an inspiration giving him more than ordinary mastery of the figures of speech. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 It is superfluous, inasmuch as the conclusion is never suppressed except as a rhetorical figure of speech. Logic, Inductive and Deductive The use of the term hemispheres in connection with the Monroe Doctrine has, of course, been merely a figure of speech. The United States and Latin America Antithesis is, therefore, an argumentative figure of speech, in which contrast or comparison is made to present an image of things or principles to the mind. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence To create figures of speech is an art. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Well! to recall Stud’s figure of speech, nobody was “whistling jigs” to his milestone heart now–or trying to. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl In that school the study of “figures of speech” was treated as merely introductory to that of the classical texts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" For to him cruel fate, merciless destiny, was not mere figure of speech, but reality of realities. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy Mr. Jefferson makes but infrequent use of figures of speech, and when he goes out of the ruts of custom, he almost always fails in his efforts. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Imagery is not always imaginative, for many figures of speech have no ecstatic quality. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Here, Stoutheart more tightly gripped the club; the last words might prove more than mere figure of speech. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl I cannot say I saw him in smiling mood, but I saw him frown, and never did anyone so truly translate to me the figure of speech of "looking black." Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) Do not look on this as a figure of speech; it is a fatal disease, but I have always concealed it, and never complained. Timar's Two Worlds At the close of an article, a figure of speech is often used with a master's skill, and leaves an impression on the mind of the reader not easily effaced. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence In short it was taken for granted by all critics that poetry was imagery or figures of speech, because poetry was a product of the imagination, and imagination was confused with imagery. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z “You don’t like figures of speech, do you?” said Miss Ferris. Betty Wales Freshman A stock of shifting goods always worth a million dollars is, by a figure of speech, described as a million dollars "invested in the goods." Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy It was not I who sought to demonstrate the reality of a figure of speech by placing it on all fours with a cathedral and a regiment. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' A figure of speech, sir—as one might say, holiday-keeping there. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) The scalping had been no mere figure of speech! Gold Figures of Speech.—In his search for freshness, variety of expression, the reporter often may avail himself of figures of speech. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Adelle, who did not understand the mental jump of a figure of speech, stared at him blankly. Clark's Field The sun, at any rate, is not a figure of speech, and is a symbol which runs no risk of being mistaken for a portrait. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' Even the man outside the Church has left behind him the literal understanding of those old figures of speech. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching Talk not of evil tidings," broke in Grant, nervously; "our minds are full enough of fears without thy——" "Nay, good Robert," interrupted Sir Everard, "'twas but a figure of speech I used. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Always use such figures of speech, lad; I can understand them. Shirley In California the struggle for life is a meaningless figure of speech, and Adelle did not like struggling. Clark's Field But it will be difficult to persuade me of the loftier spirituality, or even the more abiding solace, involved in ecstatic devotion to a figure of speech. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' It may seem brutal of me to put a literal construction upon what you have used as a figure of speech, but let the truth come out. A Manifest Destiny "That was only a figure of speech, my dear," replied Mrs. Rathbawne, with engaging placidity. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel Also the Bible was the source of strong and telling phrases and figures of speech. The Poets' Lincoln Tributes in Verse to the Martyred President "It is a figure of speech," mildly explained the friend. The Benefactress When using metaphor, simile, etc., carry one figure of speech through, instead of shifting to another, or dropping suddenly back into literal speech. The Century Handbook of Writing You hear people talk about "vibes" and "energy" for big groups of people, but until you've experienced it, you probably think it's just a figure of speech. Little Brother Besides this freedom from figures of speech, we notice in the style of Prayer Book English a careful avoidance of whatever looks like a metaphysical abstraction. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer It is "a system destitute of any shadow of proof, and supported merely by vague analogies and figures of speech, and by the arbitrary and artificial coherence of its parts." The Church, the Schools and Evolution Was his coming the one thing needed to––to––– And then he thought of that figure of speech that Manly had used. At the Crossroads A simile is a figure of speech in which one object is compared with another. The Century Handbook of Writing When I say sloping, that is simply a figure of speech, for in order to reach the summit of the peak, one must more than once hang suspended by some vine between heaven and earth. A Romance of the West Indies They really have the appearance of buoyancy to-day, and hence the figure of speech which has been universally applied to them. Aztec Land This is the figure of speech which is called Synecdoche. The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained To be sure, Mr. Starkweather had promised him the meanest job in the directory, but Henry had put it down as a figure of speech. Rope She smiled at herself and her warlike figure of speech. Dr. Sevier I cannot avoid taking occasion to remark here, that sailors, like the orientals, are exceedingly addicted to the use of tropes and figures of speech, to similes and metaphors. An Old Sailor's Yarns The conventional phrase “conducting a current” is now understood to be mere figure of speech; it is thought that a wire does little else than give direction to electric energy. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery The parents of these boys had been born and brought up near the seacoast of New England, and not a few marine figures of speech were mingled in the family talk. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas The promoters of the Griggs Bill began to wonder, but concluded he was saving all his figures of speech to sugarcoat their obnoxious measure. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West Frank," said the old man, "I wish you wouldn't be so blame keerless with your figures of speech. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories It is no figure of speech to say that Christ is with his Church, and with his truth; that where it goes, he goes; that when he comes, it comes. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors “You didn’t take the offer of the old lady as a figure of speech, I presume?” asked the doctor. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life “Well, I would use a little different figure of speech,” returned Blind Charlie smoothly. Counsel for the Defense Some of the figures of speech and violent gestures of the man still linger in my mind, but I will not set them down on paper. A Son of the Middle Border "Of course, that is merely a figure of speech," he said. The Marriage of Elinor Leo the Thirteenth's face seems cut of live alabaster, and it is not a figure of speech to say that it appears to emit a light of its own. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome In the English, as in all other languages, it is convenient to notice certain so-called figures of speech. A Handbook of the English Language I was using a figure of speech, and a badly chosen one at that. Deathworld "I'll put a tenner on him, any Sunday morning"—a figure of speech we cannot explain. Somehow Good But by a common figure of speech the same weapon is put for the same owner. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar The term "Ocean Highway" is no mere figure of speech. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Give the meaning of this passage, and explain the figure of speech exhibited in the words in Italics. A Handbook of the English Language This shift of the hat instantly transformed him into a figure of speech; he became as "cunning as a fox." Anderson Crow, Detective Yet, after all, prices are a figure of speech and a relative term. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Making every possible allowance for poetical figures of speech, he had said enough to provoke her to retaliate. Famous Women: George Sand Prue paused to extract the appropriate figure of speech which she had chosen, and Sylvia said— "If we have everything else as you wish it, would you mind if we didn't go the journey?" Moods Make a list of the figures of speech. English: Composition and Literature His figures of speech, drawn from all realms, are penetrating in quality, of startling aptness. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Set bounds to the political, social, or religious liberty of a man, and what figures of speech would he employ? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The night was a dark one; by a Spanish figure of speech, comparable to a “pot of pitch.” The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea This is an apt and vivid figure of speech. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood These two figures of speech are very common in description, and it is because they are of great value. English: Composition and Literature No descriptions, no eloquence, no figures of speech. History of Education I dare say, had our sailors the least inkling that all this while they were listened to and understood, they would have reserved some of their more choice figures of speech. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The horse in Job swallows the ground2 in a figure of speech; the Capricorn's grub eats its way literally. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Moses uses this figure of speech for the sake of effect, so that those occurrences are brought to our vision. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood Synecdoche is that figure of speech in which a part is put for the whole, or the whole for a part. English: Composition and Literature To change the figure of speech, I need a stiff rudder to keep me headed straight to windward. The Dominant Dollar The expression "garden of Eden" for paradise is a figure of speech for eternal life free from pain. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Perhaps he may introduce us to a still greater “surprise” by showing that all metaphors and poetical figures of speech are constructed on syllogistic principles. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 As for her calling herself mad, that was a mere figure of speech. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 Balanced sentences are especially suited to express antithesis, the figure of speech where two ideas are sharply 228 opposed to each other. English: Composition and Literature Perhaps it was a figure of speech which people reserved for travelling. A Princess in Calico But this is only a figure of speech. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy One's choicest words are torn away, one's figures of speech are maltreated, one's stops are misunderstood, and one's very syntax is put to confusion; and then, at last, whole paragraphs are cashiered as unnecessary. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm But when theologians talk of the wrath of God against sin, and the wrong which sin has inflicted upon God, they employ figures of speech which are distinctly misleading. The New Theology What figure of speech do you find in the last sentence of the paragraph on page 43? English: Composition and Literature Hitherto she had imagined love at first sight to be a mere figure of speech, but not now. Colorado Jim Gersonides, the minute logician and analyst, has no use for rhetorical flourishes and figures of speech. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The words of ordination are a mere figure of speech.” The Faith of Our Fathers “Yes, now you’ve got the truth without any figures of speech,” jested the widow; “and with him the crime is buried, and hushed up for ever.” Major Frank What figure of speech in the word “axe” in paragraph 32, and “bayonet” in paragraph 36? English: Composition and Literature “I wouldn’t risk that style of talking,” said Mrs. Clifford, smiling; “or, if you do, your figures of speech must be very obscure, remember.” Fairy Book Hence it was necessary to deal with this question, and the unanimous view was that the Biblical expressions in question are to be understood as figures of speech. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy If somebody said that a certain deserving charity had just gone into trousers, we should recognise that it was a figure of speech, and perhaps a rather surprising figure of speech. What I Saw in America Her figures of speech were richly draped; her imagination delighted in the grandiose. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Of the two hundred or more figures of speech which have been named and defined, only a few need be mentioned here. English: Composition and Literature It was a mere figure of speech: you always take one up so uncommonly short.—Nothing remained for her but flight, or submission to the Cruel mandate. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 It was her own eyes that refused to see the cloud which the sage and bereaved woman had seen and conveyed in images and figures of speech natural to the Indian mind. Northern Lights We accept in a blind and literal spirit, not only images of speculation, but even figures of speech. What I Saw in America The picture is not to be interpreted with absurd literalness; but it does contain a serious warning, and behind its figures of speech are solemn realities. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition Metaphor is by far the most common figure of speech; indeed, so common is it that figurative language is often called metaphorical. English: Composition and Literature And one morning, putting their pride in their pockets, a figure of speech, since pockets they had not, they all set out with the strangers and started working on the road. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands There is a kind of criticism that would see in all these allusions, figures of speech, and wandering reflections, an unnatural rendering of suicide. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory And it is here that we have to remember that biological fancies like the herd instinct are only figures of speech, and cannot really cover anything human. What I Saw in America The other is yet a fresh anticipation of that bold figure of speech which has been cited before from Dickens—one of the characters appearing "in a very clean shepherd's dress and a profound melancholy." A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 A figure of speech is any use of words with a sense varying from their literal definition, to secure clearness, force, or beauty of expression. English: Composition and Literature I said, with a look at the company full of suggestion, 'a figure of speech—I see.' More Trivia If things of moment are before us, we cannot stop to play with symbols and figures of speech. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory He learned that there were such mental mortgages as figures of speech and the choice of synonyms. Free Air But the determinism with its necessary carrion, to continue the figure of speech, and with no possible maggots to eat the latter up, violates my sense of moral reality through and through. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy There is a large group of figures of speech based upon likeness. English: Composition and Literature As a figure of speech, the words are well understood. Standards of Life and Service Literal Interpretation, when technically applied to the interpretation of prophecy, is not opposed to tropes or figures of speech, but to spiritual interpretation. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse For I do not hesitate to maintain that the creative instinct, taken in this strict meaning, compared to animal instinct, is a mere figure of speech, an "entity" regarded as a reality, an abstraction. Essay on the Creative Imagination “That is the doctor’s way of drawing a figure of speech,” laughed the Padre. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines It is when in objects essentially different we detect and name some likeness that we say there is a figure of speech. English: Composition and Literature That phrase was no figure of speech, but a literal statement of what happened. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror He dowered the language of his day with every tint of dawn and every convulsion of sunset; he invented metaphors that were worth a king's ransom, and figures of speech that deserve the Prix Montyon. The Merry-Go-Round This is no figure of speech, for there was actually a wedding—two people, at least, having found time to be romantic in their love amid the storm and stress of war. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 As soon as Nannie could control herself she informed her that the terrifying words she used were merely a figure of speech. The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives Synecdoche, too, that figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, employs a term of higher suggestive power for one of lower connoting force. English: Composition and Literature People often talk about "a little bird" who spreads news; but they don't know how that figure of speech originated. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag My client’s hopes and prospects are ruined, and it is no figure of speech to say that her occupation is gone p. 49indeed. Bardell v. Pickwick Without any figure of speech it turned one white and sick to behold them. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Figures of arithmetic have already been heaped upon America's devoted head, almost as lavishly as figures of speech have been piled above Shakespeare's grave. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete But a little thought will show it is a mere figure of speech taken from the sleeping appearance of the body. The Gospel of the Hereafter It was not an unfitting figure of speech. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim You have told me that you are merely a thinking machine, or a cog in the wheel of efficiency, which plans my elimination——" "A figure of speech. The Secret Witness I am afraid she strained this figure of speech about the boat. Duffels But his "doing nothing" was seldom more than a figure of speech, and what it meant in this case was soon told. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete There is another very amusing character in the same story; one of those stupid matter-of-fact persons, who can never appreciate a figure of speech, or understand the simplest jest. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 Such diagrammatic illustrations must not be taken too literally; they are like figures of speech—helpful if understood—harmful if not understood. Manhood of Humanity. Permit me to change my figure of speech. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner These pips are no more in the tree than they are in the air or the soil—not even as a figure of speech. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative This was undoubtedly a figure of speech, for the old woman's skin was altogether too black not to have given a trifle of its shading to the complexion of her children. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "I am glad of anybody's prayers," she returned, quite unruffled, "but I am afraid, Mr. Floyd, yours are merely a pretty figure of speech." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Encourage the use of beautiful expressions, of fine figures of speech. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide The laws of nature are only a figure of speech; the powers and active inherent properties of material atoms are mere fictions. A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' Rewards and penalties are the creation of man, and it is only in the form of a figure of speech that we can apply them to nature. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative Vividly descriptive phrases abound in the narration, and figures of speech give powerful interest to the imagination. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Nevertheless, we made some headway, and I remember that he marvelled greatly at the far-fetched, high-flown similes and figures of speech indulged in by the writers of the "Golden Age" of Spain. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson B. A second lesson may confine itself more closely to the figures of speech. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide A figure of speech is a deviation from the plain and ordinary mode of speaking. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism It is a mere figure of speech; the evil is when it is taken and used as an exact expression of scientific fact. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative This is his favourite figure of speech, and he applies it in many directions. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 Honor, common sense, and conscience can never be predicated of groups except by a figure of speech. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals There are a large number of different figures of speech, but such fine distinctions as the rhetoricians make are unnecessary for the ordinary student of literature. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide We have already considered style as related to diction, different kinds of sentences, and figures of speech. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism The figure of speech pleased her, and as she walked on to the store a vision of blue sea rose before her. Mary Ware's Promised Land Ezekiel, whose characterizations of the false prophets are remarkably striking, uses about them a significant figure of speech. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 |
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