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a figure of speech involving the accidental use of a wrong word which sounds rather like the right word, e.g. In The Rivals (Sheridan), the character of Mrs Malaprop says, He is the very pineapple of politeness. (The writer means pinnacle which would suggest that he is very polite.) See figure of speech.
what a writer of a text is trying to achieve; the particular message the writer is trying to...
the way a letter begins and ends, depending on the kind or purpose of the letter and the person...
a separate row of written words on a page of prose or poetry.
a female character in a literary work, often the protagonist, that is admired or identified with...
a suggestion or hint early on in a novel or film about what will happen later in the narrative...