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In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning - irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others - to show how they work and to explain their attraction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fogelin, Robert J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Edition:Rev. ed.
Subjects:
Figures of speech.
Metaphor.
Métaphore.
metaphor.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
Figures of speech
Metaphor
Tropus
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning - irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others - to show how they work and to explain their attraction.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 131 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199838080
0199838089
9780199895045
019989504X