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- A figure which paints the likeness of a person by imagery.
- A figure of comparison in which a person is held up against the
explicit image of another.
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- Progymnasmata: Description
- Progymnasmata: Comparison
A comparative composition, setting something greater or equal side
by side with the subject.
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Bede 618; Sherry
(1550) 91 ("icon," "imago," "image"); Peacham (1577) U2r; Putt. (1589)
250 (#2—"icon," "resemblance by imagerie"); Day 1599 99 (#1) |
