👉 Metathesis is a literary device or technique used in English poetry and prose, where words are combined to form new meanings. It involves creating a new word by borrowing from another, often unrelated, word or phrase. A common example of this technique can be found in Shakespeare's sonnet "Sonnet 18," which uses the metaphorical imagery of a butterfly's wings to describe its life cycle: ```shakespeare In the springtime, when all the flowers are gone, I saw
