Eunoia is doubly interesting–first, as a curiosity in being the shortest English language word to contain all five vowels, and second, as a figure of speech. From the Greek for “well mind,” it refers to the concept of benevolent goodwill. I read today’s op-ed in the Times about Microsoft, and it made me think that Bill [...]
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figures of speech, part one of ∞
Metonymy is when one thing is referred to as another related thing. An example would be referring to the U.S. federal government as the Capitol. (Tangentially related: Synecdoche.) Prosopopoeia is the personification of inanimate things or non-present people. For example, the flames of the fire danced in the wind. The two should not be confused.* [...]