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href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0:%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D3%99_%D1%85%D0%B0%D2%BF%D2%9B%D3%99%D0%B0" title="Акатегориа:Ариторикатә хаҿқәа – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Акатегориа:Ариторикатә хаҿқәа" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81:%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="تصنيف:صور بلاغية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="تصنيف:صور بلاغية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateqoriya:Ritorik_fiqurlar" title="Kateqoriya:Ritorik fiqurlar – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kateqoriya:Ritorik fiqurlar" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%80:%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="বিষয়শ্রেণী:বাক্যালঙ্কার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বিষয়শ্রেণী:বাক্যালঙ্কার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Категория:Риторик фигуралар – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Категория:Риторик фигуралар" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%A0%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D1%84%D1%96%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D1%8B" title="Катэгорыя:Рытарычныя фігуры – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Катэгорыя:Рытарычныя фігуры" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BA%D1%96" title="Катэгорыя:Стылістычныя сродкі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Катэгорыя:Стылістычныя сродкі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%87%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Категория:Фигури на речта – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Категория:Фигури на речта" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Rhetorischer_Begriff" title="Kategorie:Rhetorischer Begriff – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Kategorie:Rhetorischer Begriff" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Recursos_literaris" title="Categoria:Recursos literaris – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Categoria:Recursos literaris" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8:%D0%A1%C4%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%85_%C3%A7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%C4%83%D0%BC%C4%95%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC" title="Категори:Сăмах çаврăмĕсем – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Категори:Сăмах çаврăмĕсем" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Stylistick%C3%A9_prost%C5%99edky" title="Kategorie:Stylistické prostředky – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kategorie:Stylistické prostředky" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:Troper_og_stilfigurer" title="Kategori:Troper og stilfigurer – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kategori:Troper og stilfigurer" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Rhetorischer_Begriff" title="Kategorie:Rhetorischer Begriff – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kategorie:Rhetorischer Begriff" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1:%CE%A4%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BD" title="Κατηγορία:Τρόπος του λέγειν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κατηγορία:Τρόπος του λέγειν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor%C3%ADa:Figuras_ret%C3%B3ricas" title="Categoría:Figuras retóricas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Categoría:Figuras retóricas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorio:Parolfiguroj" title="Kategorio:Parolfiguroj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kategorio:Parolfiguroj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:Figura_erretorikoak" title="Kategoria:Figura erretorikoak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kategoria:Figura erretorikoak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87:%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="رده:شکل‌های سخنرانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رده:شکل‌های سخنرانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Figure_de_style" title="Catégorie:Figure de style – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Catégorie:Figure de style" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategory:Stylfiguer" title="Kategory:Stylfiguer – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kategory:Stylfiguer" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor%C3%ADa:Ret%C3%B3rica_e_figuras_da_lingua" title="Categoría:Retórica e figuras da lingua – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Categoría:Retórica e figuras da lingua" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%84%EB%A5%98:%EB%B9%84%EC%9C%A0%EC%A0%81_%ED%91%9C%ED%98%84" title="분류:비유적 표현 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="분류:비유적 표현" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%80:%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="श्रेणी:अलंकार – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="श्रेणी:अलंकार" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorija:Figure" title="Kategorija:Figure – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kategorija:Figure" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorio:Retorikala_figuro" title="Kategorio:Retorikala figuro – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kategorio:Retorikala figuro" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:Majas" title="Kategori:Majas – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kategori:Majas" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Figure_retoriche" title="Categoria:Figure retoriche – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Categoria:Figure retoriche" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%92%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%90:%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="კატეგორია:რიტორიკული ფიგურები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კატეგორია:რიტორიკული ფიგურები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82:%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D1%81%D3%A9%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Санат:Риторикалық сөздер – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Санат:Риторикалық сөздер" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Figurae_orationis" title="Categoria:Figurae orationis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Categoria:Figurae orationis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorija:Retorisk%C4%81s_fig%C5%ABras" title="Kategorija:Retoriskās figūras – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kategorija:Retoriskās figūras" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Rhetoresch_Begr%C3%ABffer" title="Kategorie:Rhetoresch Begrëffer – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Kategorie:Rhetoresch Begrëffer" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorie:Sjtielfigure" title="Categorie:Sjtielfigure – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Categorie:Sjtielfigure" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Figure_retoreghe" title="Categoria:Figure retoreghe – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Categoria:Figure retoreghe" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0:%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8_(%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Категорија:Фигури (стилистика) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Категорија:Фигури (стилистика)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:Bahasa_kiasan" title="Kategori:Bahasa kiasan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kategori:Bahasa kiasan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5:%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Категорие:Стилень фигуратне – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Категорие:Стилень фигуратне" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorie:Stijlfiguur" title="Categorie:Stijlfiguur – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Categorie:Stijlfiguur" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Stylfiguur" title="Kategorie:Stylfiguur – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Kategorie:Stylfiguur" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:%E6%AF%94%E5%96%A9" title="Category:比喩 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Category:比喩" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:Retoriske_figurar" title="Kategori:Retoriske figurar – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kategori:Retoriske figurar" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization#Why_might_a_category_list_not_be_up_to_date?" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization">This list may not reflect recent changes</a>. </p><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div class="mw-category mw-category-columns"><div class="mw-category-group"><h3> </h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Figure_of_speech" title="Figure of speech">Figure of speech</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>A</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accismus" title="Accismus">Accismus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accumulatio" title="Accumulatio">Accumulatio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adynaton" title="Adynaton">Adynaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegory" title="Allegory">Allegory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allusion" title="Allusion">Allusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anacoenosis" title="Anacoenosis">Anacoenosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anacoluthon" title="Anacoluthon">Anacoluthon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anadiplosis" title="Anadiplosis">Anadiplosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anaphora_(rhetoric)" title="Anaphora (rhetoric)">Anaphora (rhetoric)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anapodoton" title="Anapodoton">Anapodoton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anastrophe" title="Anastrophe">Anastrophe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antanaclasis" title="Antanaclasis">Antanaclasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antanagoge" title="Antanagoge">Antanagoge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antiphrasis" title="Antiphrasis">Antiphrasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antithesis" title="Antithesis">Antithesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonomasia" title="Antonomasia">Antonomasia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apheresis_(linguistics)" title="Apheresis (linguistics)">Apheresis (linguistics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aphorismus" title="Aphorismus">Aphorismus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apo_koinou_construction" title="Apo koinou construction">Apo koinou construction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apocope" title="Apocope">Apocope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apophasis" title="Apophasis">Apophasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aporia" title="Aporia">Aporia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aposiopesis" title="Aposiopesis">Aposiopesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apostrophe_(figure_of_speech)" title="Apostrophe (figure of speech)">Apostrophe (figure of speech)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asyndeton" title="Asyndeton">Asyndeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxesis_(figure_of_speech)" title="Auxesis (figure of speech)">Auxesis (figure of speech)</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>B</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barytonesis" title="Barytonesis">Barytonesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breaking_point_(psychology)" title="Breaking point (psychology)">Breaking point (psychology)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromide_(language)" title="Bromide (language)">Bromide (language)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buzzword" title="Buzzword">Buzzword</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>C</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catachresis" title="Catachresis">Catachresis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catacosmesis" title="Catacosmesis">Catacosmesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cataphora" title="Cataphora">Cataphora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiasmus" title="Chiasmus">Chiasmus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circumlocution" title="Circumlocution">Circumlocution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Classification_(literature)" title="Classification (literature)">Classification (literature)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clausula_(rhetoric)" title="Clausula (rhetoric)">Clausula (rhetoric)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climax_(rhetoric)" title="Climax (rhetoric)">Climax (rhetoric)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Code_word_(figure_of_speech)" title="Code word (figure of speech)">Code word (figure of speech)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Correption" title="Correption">Correption</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>D</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diacope" title="Diacope">Diacope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Difrasismo" title="Difrasismo">Difrasismo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dionysian_imitatio" title="Dionysian imitatio">Dionysian imitatio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dysphemism" title="Dysphemism">Dysphemism</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>E</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ekphrasis" title="Ekphrasis">Ekphrasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elision" title="Elision">Elision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enallage" title="Enallage">Enallage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epanadiplosis" title="Epanadiplosis">Epanadiplosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epanodos" title="Epanodos">Epanodos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epanorthosis" title="Epanorthosis">Epanorthosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epenthesis" title="Epenthesis">Epenthesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistrophe" title="Epistrophe">Epistrophe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epizeuxis" title="Epizeuxis">Epizeuxis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eponym" title="Eponym">Eponym</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27esprit_de_l%27escalier" title="L'esprit de l'escalier">L'esprit de l'escalier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euphemism" title="Euphemism">Euphemism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exergasia" title="Exergasia">Exergasia</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>F</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Figura_etymologica" title="Figura etymologica">Figura etymologica</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>G</h3> <ul><li><span class="redirect-in-category"><a href="/wiki/Genghis_Khan_with_a_telegraph" class="mw-redirect" title="Genghis Khan with a telegraph">Genghis Khan with a telegraph</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glittering_generality" title="Glittering generality">Glittering generality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goblet_word" title="Goblet word">Goblet word</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>H</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hardworking_families" title="Hardworking families">Hardworking families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendiadys" title="Hendiadys">Hendiadys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendiatris" title="Hendiatris">Hendiatris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herd_mentality" title="Herd mentality">Herd mentality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeoptoton" title="Homeoptoton">Homeoptoton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeoteleuton" title="Homeoteleuton">Homeoteleuton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypallage" title="Hypallage">Hypallage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypocatastasis" title="Hypocatastasis">Hypocatastasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypophora" title="Hypophora">Hypophora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypotaxis" title="Hypotaxis">Hypotaxis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypotyposis" title="Hypotyposis">Hypotyposis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hysteron_proteron" title="Hysteron proteron">Hysteron proteron</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>I</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imitation_(art)" title="Imitation (art)">Imitation (art)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isocolon" title="Isocolon">Isocolon</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>J</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Just-so_story" title="Just-so story">Just-so story</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>L</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laudative" title="Laudative">Laudative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_politically_motivated_renamings" title="List of politically motivated renamings">List of politically motivated renamings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_terms_referring_to_an_average_person" title="List of terms referring to an average person">List of terms referring to an average person</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litotes" title="Litotes">Litotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lock,_stock,_and_barrel" title="Lock, stock, and barrel">Lock, stock, and barrel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Love%E2%80%93hate_relationship" title="Love–hate relationship">Love–hate relationship</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>M</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marking_your_own_homework" title="Marking your own homework">Marking your own homework</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meiosis_(figure_of_speech)" title="Meiosis (figure of speech)">Meiosis (figure of speech)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merism" title="Merism">Merism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mess_of_pottage" title="Mess of pottage">Mess of pottage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metalepsis" title="Metalepsis">Metalepsis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor" title="Metaphor">Metaphor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metaplasm" title="Metaplasm">Metaplasm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_metonyms" title="List of metonyms">List of metonyms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metonymy" title="Metonymy">Metonymy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monologue" title="Monologue">Monologue</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>N</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Name_and_shame" title="Name and shame">Name and shame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Name-dropping" title="Name-dropping">Name-dropping</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>O</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ostrich_policy" title="Ostrich policy">Ostrich policy</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>P</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paradiastole" title="Paradiastole">Paradiastole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraprosdokian" title="Paraprosdokian">Paraprosdokian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parechesis" title="Parechesis">Parechesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paroemion" title="Paroemion">Paroemion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paromoiosis" title="Paromoiosis">Paromoiosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pars_pro_toto" title="Pars pro toto">Pars pro toto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathetic_fallacy" title="Pathetic fallacy">Pathetic fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Personification" title="Personification">Personification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phrop" title="Phrop">Phrop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pissing_contest" title="Pissing contest">Pissing contest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleonasm" title="Pleonasm">Pleonasm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ploce_(figure_of_speech)" title="Ploce (figure of speech)">Ploce (figure of speech)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polite_fiction" title="Polite fiction">Polite fiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pollyanna_principle" title="Pollyanna principle">Pollyanna principle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyptoton" title="Polyptoton">Polyptoton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polysyndeton" title="Polysyndeton">Polysyndeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Praegnans_constructio" title="Praegnans constructio">Praegnans constructio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procatalepsis" title="Procatalepsis">Procatalepsis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prophetic_perfect_tense" title="Prophetic perfect tense">Prophetic perfect tense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prosopopoeia" title="Prosopopoeia">Prosopopoeia</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>R</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_herring" title="Red herring">Red herring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rest_of_the_world_in_sports_and_games" title="Rest of the world in sports and games">Rest of the world in sports and games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhetorical_operations" title="Rhetorical operations">Rhetorical operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Dodger_(phrase)" title="Roger Dodger (phrase)">Roger Dodger (phrase)</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>S</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saddle_tramp" title="Saddle tramp">Saddle tramp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarcasm" title="Sarcasm">Sarcasm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scare-line" title="Scare-line">Scare-line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scheme_(rhetoric)" title="Scheme (rhetoric)">Scheme (rhetoric)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/See_a_man_about_a_dog" title="See a man about a dog">See a man about a dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setting_up_to_fail" title="Setting up to fail">Setting up to fail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simile" title="Simile">Simile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sine_dicendo" title="Sine dicendo">Sine dicendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_trap" title="Social trap">Social trap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spoonerism" title="Spoonerism">Spoonerism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symploce" title="Symploce">Symploce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synaeresis" title="Synaeresis">Synaeresis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synaesthesia_(rhetorical_device)" title="Synaesthesia (rhetorical device)">Synaesthesia (rhetorical device)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synalepha" title="Synalepha">Synalepha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syncope_(phonology)" title="Syncope (phonology)">Syncope (phonology)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synecdoche" title="Synecdoche">Synecdoche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synesis" title="Synesis">Synesis</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>T</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9" title="Thought-terminating cliché">Thought-terminating cliché</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tip_of_the_tongue" title="Tip of the tongue">Tip of the tongue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tmesis" title="Tmesis">Tmesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOTimal" title="TOTimal">TOTimal</a></li> <li><a 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