| Figure Name | me-ism |
| Source | Macbeth (1876) |
| Earliest Source | |
| Synonyms | |
| Etymology | |
| Type | Scheme |
| Linguistic Domain |
Lexicographic Semantic |
| Definition |
1. Happy linguistic effects may be produced by that special form of pleonasm which supplies "me" to verbs usually not followed by "me," as in Sir John Falstaff's encomium on sack: |
| Example |
1. Lear, act ii., scene iv., Lear's 29th speech, lines 6-9. (Macbeth) |
| Kind Of | Similarity |
| Part Of | pleonasm |
| Related Figures | pleonasm, figures of syntax |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Samantha Price |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |