- In rhetoric,
antanaclasis (/æntəˈnækləsɪs, ˌæntænəˈklæsɪs/; from the Gr****: ἀντανάκλασις, antanáklasis,
meaning "reflection", from ἀντί anti, "against"...
- but
perhaps descends into sarcasm, or
otherwise is
short of a point. A
witticism also
suggests the diminutive.
Repartee is the wit of the
quick answer...
- John
Philpot Curran (24 July 1750 – 14
October 1817) was an
Irish orator, politician, and
lawyer known for his
skills in
defence of
civil and political...
- snakebite.
Although he was able and learned, he is
perhaps best
known for his
witticisms. We know that, in Paris,
fashion imposes its
dictates on
medicine just...
- "When the
going gets tough, the
tough get going" is a po****r
phrase of
witticism in
American English. The
phrase is an
example of an antimetabole. The...
-
which was a kind of
expanded Christmas card of anecdotes,
trivia and
witticisms collected from
history and literature.
Initially he
printed them privately...
-
vastly entertaining and
inevitably burst into
mutual laughter at
their own
witticisms. It is
later revealed in the A
Muppet Family Christmas special that the...
-
brought peace to
troubled waters.
Elizabeth was well
known for her dry
witticisms. On
hearing that
Edwina Mountbatten was
buried at sea, she said: "Dear...
- University. He
wrote little but is
remembered by many for his
philosophical witticisms.
Sidney Morgenbesser was born on
September 22, 1921, in New York City...
- from
Filmmakers and Critics: Over 3400 Axioms, Criticisms,
Opinions and
Witticisms from 100
Years of the Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3763-4. Roberts...
