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Adynaton (/ˌædɪˈnɑːtɒn, -tən/;
plural adynata) is a
figure of
speech in the form of
hyperbole taken to such
extreme lengths as to
insinuate a complete...
- The
phrase "when pigs fly" (alternatively, "pigs
might fly") is an
adynaton—a
figure of
speech so
hyperbolic that it
describes an impossibility. The implication...
- She had a
thousand missed calls. I was so embarr****ed, I
wanted to die.
Adynaton, an
impossible form of
hyperbole Figure of
speech Litotes and meiosis,...
- an
unlikely prediction, or as a rash
promise to
fulfill a request. This
adynaton has the same
sense as the
English expression "when pigs fly". In Middle...
- The
Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the
Perfect English Phrase is a non-fiction book by Mark
Forsyth published in 2013. The book
explains classical...
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ordinarily used. Accismus:
expressing the want of
something by
denying it.
Adynaton: an
extreme form of
hyperbole (exaggeration). It the
opposite of understatement...
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Hyksos king
Apophis challenges Seqenre, the
local ruler of Thebes, with an
adynaton [puzzle] (the
hippopotami of
Thebes disturb with
their cries the sleep...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing's AMP!
Comics for Kids
series Title parodies the
adynaton "when pigs fly".
Cover features three crocs falling from the sky flapping...
- bakeries, and
Siegel saw a
business opportunity. He took the name from the
adynaton "when pigs fly"; Siegel's
daughter had a
poster that
contained the phrase...
- The
slogan was "The Day Tory Sums Add Up" and the
poster illustrated the
adynaton, when pigs fly, used for
something that
never happens. A
second poster...
