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METAPHORA figure of speech in which an analogy is constructed between two things or ideas (8)
METAPHORSFigures of speech in which analogies are constructed between two things or ideas (9)
COMPARISONAn analogy is unfinished - common outside Paris (10)
WHATSTHEMEANINGOFTHIS
___? pron. the nearer of two things or ideas being discussed
WHATSTHAT___? (with 91 Across) pron. the farther away of two things or ideas being discussed
OXYMORONFigure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined (8)
CHIASMUSFigure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you"
ZEUGMAFigure of speech in which an adjective or verb is applied to two nouns in different senses, as in '[they] covered themselves with dust and glory' (Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
ANSWEREDReplied, "A new sewer is constructed next to top of drain." (8)
SYNECDOCHEA figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part
PROSOPOPOEIAA figure of speech in which an abstract thing is represented as speaking (12)
TROPEFigure of speech in which a word or expression is used in a non-literal sense, eg. a metaphor or metonymy (5)
ALEPHBETThe letters from which the Hebrew language is constructed (5,3)
SCISSORSCross is constructed on seafront for cutters (8)
SANDWICHinsert between two things
DAYLIGHTVisible gap between two things; dawn
SIMILEA figure of speech in which a person or thing is described by being likened to another (6)
HYSTERONPROTERON*Figure of speech in which the natural order of things is reversed for emphasis
HYPERBOLEA figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis (9)
IRONYFigure of speech in which the literal meaning is the opposite of that intended (5)