{"id":7949,"date":"2024-02-01T16:48:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7949"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:23:01","slug":"what-is-a-metaplasm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-a-metaplasm","title":{"rendered":"What is a metaplasm?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Creative writers play with language, sound, and form to create artistic and impactful writing. And if you are poet that experiments with meter, you may have heard the term \u201cmetaplasm.\u201d Metaplasms alter words and phrases to elevate meter and rhyme. 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