The basic genus is metaphor, and has 11 species:
Diomedes' classification of Tropes
I came across a translation of Diomedes Grammaticus' classification of tropes in P. Robinson, Classical Theories of Allegory and Christian Culture. Duquesne|Harvester Univ. Press, 1981. Diomedes was a 4th century grammarian who wrote a lengthy treatise called Ars Grammatica.
The basic genus is metaphor, and has 11 species:
The basic genus is metaphor, and has 11 species:
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