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Meanings of figurative language in inglés

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Usage of figurative language in inglés
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This was surely some of His intensely figurative language again, they think.
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
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The use of similes and metaphors and other figurative language raises a difficult question.
The Making of Arguments
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A will is the last place where one would use ambiguous or figurative language.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church
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First, we found that patients used a similar amount of figurative language as control participants.
Pubmed
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The first study examined free speech for figurative language.
Pubmed
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A similar use of figurative language, in a still bolder manner, is found in Isaiah.
The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
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In his figurative language the Arab said: No man can by flight escape his fate.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
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There seemed to be few, if any, abstract terms, or little use of figurative language.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
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But I do not see any gain in forcing figurative language into a literal use.
The Recreations of a Country Parson
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Use a piece of figurative language too much, and it stops having any deeper meaning.
Wired
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Mr F. seems to have imposed on himself by the gratuitous use of figurative language.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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The Bible is packed with figurative language and poetry.
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow ...
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Mr. Clay is displeased with figurative language which he thinks improper for a state paper.
Jefferson and His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the Virginia Dynast...
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This was figurative language, yet it was impossible to doubt there was much truth in it.
A Beleaguered City / Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events ...
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Such is the function of figurative language generally.
Beauty
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If we would truly understand Christ's declarations, we must not overlook the characteristics of figurative language.
The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
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