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noun • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion • a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition • an essay (especially one written as an assignment) • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed verb • provide with a particular theme or motive | ||||||||
| 38% | 5 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton | ||||||
noun • informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) verb • use slang or vulgar language • fool or hoax • abuse with coarse language | ||||||||
| 32% | 7 | A simile- or metaphor-like literary device consisting of a comparison between things in order to explain or clarify an idea | ||||||
noun • an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others • drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect • the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate | ||||||||
Idea Contained In The Metaphor Crossword Clue
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THEME which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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THEME
Updated: October 15, 2023
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| The Guardian Quiptic15 Jan 2001 | Down 22 | |
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