Aphorism
Definition:
An aphorism is a concise statement that is made in a matter of fact tone to state a principle or an opinion that is generally understood to be a universal truth. Aphorisms are often adages, wise sayings and maxims aimed at imparting sense and wisdom. It is to be noted that aphorisms are usually witty and curt and often have an underlying tone of authority to them.
Example:
Upon seeing the shoddy work done by the employee the boss told him to “either shape up or ship out”.
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10 comments postedIt just seems like the site uses "aphorism" instead of "cliche" to express the same idea. Maybe it's the whole "underlying term of authority" thing, like "my way or the highway."
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The line between clche and aphorism is a little hazy to me too. But I don't think the example here is quite right. How about:
Upon seeing the shoddy work done by the employee, the boss told him that anything worth doing, is worth doing well.
This was very helpful, I am in 11th grade an in a Ap comp class were having to annotate columns and I cannot tell you how much easier it is now.
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How is this different from Cliche? and why? (or are they synonyms)...
While aphorisms are statements of agreed truth, cliches are anything overused to the point of its meaning being nearly lost.
i need an example with the person who said, like the specific person who said it as if it is a well known quote, mainly because i am using this definition along with others and need a good example for literary definitions.
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