Phrase · 🖋️ Rhetoric & literary style
O silêncio dizia mais do que as palavras.
The silence said more than words.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitesilêncionounsilencemasc. · sing.dizia1verbsaiddizer · imperfect · 3rd sing.maisadverbmoredoprepositionthande + o · masc. · sing. · definitequeconjunctionthatasdeterminertheo · fem. · pl. · definitepalavrasnounwordspalavra · fem. · pl..
- silêncio → dizia: personification: o silêncio dizia
- mais → palavras: comparison: mais do que
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Paradox: silence «speaks». Figurative language & rhetorical devices →