WebLiteral and figurative language is a distinction within some fields of language analysis, in particular stylistics, rhetoric, and semantics.. Literal language uses words exactly according to their conventionally accepted meanings or denotation.; Figurative (or non-literal) language uses words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted …

WebA figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use in order to produce a rhetorical effect. Figures of speech are traditionally classified into schemes, which vary the ordinary sequence of words, and tropes, where words carry a meaning other than what they ordinarily signify.. An example of a …

WebFiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility.In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose – often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories.

WebCharles Joseph Minard (/ m ɪ ˈ n ɑːr /; French: ; 27 March 1781 – 24 October 1870) was a French civil engineer recognized for his significant contribution in the field of information graphics in civil engineering and statistics. Minard was, among other things, noted for his representation of numerical data on geographic maps, especially his flow maps

WebThe performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects.Performing arts include a range of disciplines which are performed in front of a live audience, including theatre, music, and …

WebLife. Austin was born in Lancaster, England, the second son of Geoffrey Langshaw Austin (1884–1971), an architect, and Mary Hutton Bowes-Wilson (1883–1948; née Wilson). In 1921 the family moved to Scotland, where Austin's father became the secretary of St Leonards School, St Andrews.Austin was educated at Shrewsbury School in 1924, earning a …

WebMani was an Iranian, born in 216 in or near Seleucia-Ctesiphon (now al-Mada'in) in the Parthian Empire. According to the Cologne Mani-Codex, Mani's parents were members of the Jewish Christian Gnostic sect known as the Elcesaites.. Mani composed seven works, six of which were written in the Syriac language, a late variety of Aramaic.The seventh, …

WebThe Leisure Seeker is a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, in his first full English-language feature.The film is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Michael Zadoorian.It stars Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, acting together for the first time since the 1990 film Bethune: The Making of a Hero. It was screened in the main …

WebPhilo of Alexandria (/ ˈ f aɪ l oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Φίλων, romanized: Phílōn; Hebrew: יְדִידְיָה, romanized: Yəḏīḏyāh (Jedediah); c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt.. Philo's deployment of allegory to harmonize Jewish scripture, mainly the Torah, with …

WebThe French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign, the Second Polish War, the Army of Twenty nations, and the Patriotic War of 1812 was launched by Napoleon Bonaparte to force the Russian Empire back into the continental blockade of the United Kingdom.Napoleon's invasion of Russia is one of the best studied military campaigns in …