Aphorism: True, Short, and Witty

Aphorism: True, Short, and Witty

Aphorism A truth that is said in a quick and witty manner is an aphorism. Aphorisms don’t have to be humorous, but that’s half the reason we like so many of them. And aphorism’s brevity makes their truths easy to remember. An example of this literary device is...
Faulty Parallelism: Parallelism With a Rebel

Faulty Parallelism: Parallelism With a Rebel

Faulty Parallelism Parallelism is the literary device. Faulty parallelism occurs when the device takes a wayward turn from the parallel structure or format in listing or pairing items. The writer begins his sentence with two or more similarly related words or phrases....

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