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What is the
definition of Meiosis - Figure of Speech?
How do you define Meiosis? What is a Meiosis? The word
derives from the Greek word 'meioo meaning “to make smaller”,
"to diminish"). The
definition of Meiosis is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Meiosis - a poetic device |
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Definition: A rhetorical
device used to convey understatement for effect or
implies that it is less in significance or size than
it really is.
Example: "The Troubles"
as a name for the terrible strife in Northern
Ireland.
Also known as
understatement |
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Definition of Meiosis
- a poetic device |
Examples of Meiosis
Meiosis
examples can be found as follows:
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W. C. Fields
enters a palatial home, glances up at the ceiling two
stories above, and says "Nice teepee."
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" Buck
House" for the name of Buckingham Palace
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"It isn't
very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the
brain." J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
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"The reports
of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Mark Twain
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"You know,
Einstein was not a bad physicist."
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"The pond"
as a name for the Atlantic Ocean.
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Figures of Speech - Meiosis
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Meiosis make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Meiosis use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Meiosis
Figures of
speech such as Meiosis adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
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