Figure Name | dendrographia |
Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
Earliest Source | None |
Synonyms | |
Etymology | None |
Type | Trope |
Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
Definition |
Creating an illusion of reality through vivid description of a tree. |
Example |
Its trunk was but a wizened arm, its branches bony fingers grasping vainly at the winter sky. |
Kind Of | |
Part Of | |
Related Figures | enargia |
Notes | Trope selected as 'best fit' type based on the example. Should this be part of metaphor? -CWS |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Last Editor | Ashley Rose Kelly |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Editorial Notes | enargia is the only related figure. rmed content from SRs "see also" and "figures of invention" fields. -ark |
Reviewed | Yes |
Reviewer | Ashley Rose Kelly |