"figural" lesson 1

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LilyK
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"figural" lesson 1 Apr 17, 2008 15:49:17 GMT -5

Post by LilyK on Apr 17, 2008 15:49:17 GMT -5

Lesson 1 in Diogenes core book says that an example of "figural" language is "haste rhyming with waste" in the the maxim
"haste makes waste."

I don't understand what is meant by figural language here. Could someone please help me? Does it mean rhyming?

Lene Mahler Jaqua
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"figural" lesson 1 Apr 18, 2008 11:41:29 GMT -5

Post by Lene Mahler Jaqua on Apr 18, 2008 11:41:29 GMT -5

Lily,

By figural language, we mean figures of speech. Figures of speech come in two categories: tropes and schemes.

Tropes are variations in word meanings (metaphors, similies, personifications, etc) . Schemes are clever (or sometimes not so clever) usage of word and sound arrangement.

In the case of "Haste makes waste", 'haste' and 'waste' rhyme. Rhyming is a 'scheme', a figure of speech.

Lene

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