figure of speech: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Washington State University - Figures of Speech. | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CCCS Open Textbooks - Introduction to Creative Writing - Figures of Speech in Poetry. | Jan 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks Create - College Literature - Figures of Speech. | Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Oregon Educational Resources - Intro to Poetry - Poetic Language: Figures of Speech. | Oct 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Corporate Finance Institute - Figurative Language. | Jun 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Language and Linguistics - An Analysis of the Figures of Speech in Mental Spaces: A Cognitive Semantic Study. | Nov 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Washington State University - Figures of Speech. | May 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Figures of Speech. | Nov 07, 2023 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Aug 05, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 12, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Figure of Speech. | Jul 31, 2017 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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