Figure of speech and Rhetorical device

Figure of speech

Figure of speech noun - Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.
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Rhetorical device and figure of speech are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rhetorical device" instead a noun phrase "Figure of speech".

Rhetorical device

Rhetorical device noun - A use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance).

Figure of speech and rhetorical device are semantically related. You can use "Figure of speech" instead a noun phrase "Rhetorical device".
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