Figures of Speech
Author | : Arthur Quinn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 1995-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136784989 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136784985 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Figures of Speech by : Arthur Quinn
Download or read book Figures of Speech written by Arthur Quinn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1995-11-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing is not like chemical engineering. The figures of speech should not be learned the same way as the periodic table of elements. This is because figures of speech are not about hypothetical structures in things, but about real potentialities within language and within ourselves. The "figurings" of speech reveal the apparently limitless plastic