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a logical idea about something, which we take for granted, but which may turn out to be incorrect, e.g. In he is the son of an engineer, we may assume the engineer is a man, not a woman.
a group of words without a finite verb. It must make sense in its context. There are various...
a sound device in which similar or identical consonants in words (usually the first letter),...
the inappropriate combination of two metaphors, e.g. My love is a rose who is up to her neck in...
the use of unnecessary words, e.g. It could easily be argued that the time is right and the...
the attitude of the writer to the subject being written about. The mood of a piece of writing is...