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Created by: Karl Schaeffer

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Chiasmus is a figure of speech in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form. In other words, the clauses display inverted ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Literary techniques Collected Term

The white streaks you see coming off high-flying jet airplanes are called contrails, which is short for condensation trail. Contrails are clouds that formed when water vapor condenses and freezes ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Clouds Collected Term

A curvilinear consists of or bounded by curved lines : represented by a curved line.

Domain: Language; Category: Terminology Collected Term

Dysphemism is the use of a harsh, more offensive word instead of one considered less harsh. Dysphemism is often contrasted with euphemism. Dysphemisms are generally used to shock or ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Literary techniques Collected Term

When a building or some portion of it, or a wall or fence, extends beyond the land of the owner and illegally intrudes upon that of an adjoining owner.

Domain: Law; Category: Contracts Collected Term

An epigram refers to a concise, witty, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The origin of the word epigram is Greek, from epigraphein (epi- + graphein to write). Examples: "I ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Literary techniques Collected Term

This is a fancy term to say that a specific example is being used. These are very common throughout the prose in the American Revolution.

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature Collected Term

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