Definition of Sibilance. Sibilance is a literary device where strongly stressed consonants are created deliberately by producing air from vocal tracts through the use of lips and tongue. Such consonants produce hissing sounds.
Definition of maxim - a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct Definition of maxim - a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct dictionary
Maxims, Proverbs and Sayings. Browsing through a book of proverb â¦ itâs like taking a turn in a garden â¦ full of roses and fruit, where the bushes speak to you; and I come back rested, with smiles in my mind âAnatole France.