schematismus schematismus
 ske-ma-tis'-mus from Gk. schematizein, "to give form"

  Concealing a meaning by using figurative language, either out of necessity or for humor's sake.

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Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University
Please cite "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu)

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