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Xstephenx Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

What's the figure of speech used in the sentence of "the more...the more"

what's the figure of speech used in the sentence of "the more...the more"

For instance,"The more noble, the more humble."
  

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It's not a figure of speech; it's a grammatical structure. Many grammarians would prefer the nobler, the humbler because both adjectives are disyllabic and end in a consonant (b) + le . CB

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  • It's not a figure of speech; it's a grammatical structure.
  • Many grammarians would prefer the nobler, the humbler because both adjectives are disyllabic and end in a consonant (b) + le .
  • CB
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It's not a figure of speech; it's a grammatical structure. Many grammarians would prefer the nobler, the humbler because both adjectives are disyllabic and end in a consonant (b) + le.

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Yeah, i didn't notice that. =(
It shoud be "the nobler, the humbler"
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