Figurative language

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Tone

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Fiction

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Euphemism

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Subjective

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Objective

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

This case is the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement, and subject of an infinitive.

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination.

Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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