language which includes all the figures of speech and is used for effect or to convey meaning...
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associative or connotative meaning.
a word or term which achieves more imaginative effects than simple or literal language. Figures...
the written text of a film, including the charactersâ?? dialogue, descriptions of scenes and...
a form of the verb that can express action on its own. It indicates tense, shows whether the...