- 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...
-
roughly 1929. At
these luncheons they
engaged in wisecracks, wordplay, and
witticisms that,
through the
newspaper columns of
Round Table members, were disseminated...
- "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...
-
several other guilds in
their guildhalls to
exchange greetings, toasts,
witticisms and gifts.
During this
festival the po****r
march known as the Sechseläutenmarsch...
- 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...
-
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...
- John
Philpot Curran (24 July 1750 – 14
October 1817) was an
Irish orator, politician, wit, and
lawyer renowned for
employing his
skills in
defence of civil...
-
Selznick on a trip to
Montego Bay,
during which he
charms them with
witticisms and an
outrageous story that Ann
Woodward murdered her husband. After...
-
League film trilogy. In the movies, Uecker's
character is
known for his
witticisms and his
tendency to
become intoxicated from
drinking during losing games...
