Rhetorical vs Figurative - What's the difference?
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Part of or similar to rhetoric, which is the use of language as a means to persuade.
Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument
Metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
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Metaphorically so called
With many figures of speech
Emblematic; representative
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Rhetorical is a related term of figurative.
As adjectives the difference between rhetorical and figurative
is that rhetorical is part of or similar to rhetoric, which is the use of language as a means to persuade while figurative is metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs".rhetorical
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Adjective
(-)- A rhetorical question , for example, is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.
figurative
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Adjective
(en adjective)- This, they will say, was figurative , and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity.
- They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form.