metalepsis
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The use of a metalepsis in the speech underscores the speaker’s ability to create unexpected metaphors.
Definition:A rhetorical device where an implied comparison or substitution is made between two or more unrelated things.
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Example:Metonymy, like metalepsis, is a versatile rhetorical device that can create layered meanings in a text.
Definition:A figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
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