Aphorism: A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle. (If the authorship is unknown, the statement is generally considered to be a folk proverb.) An aphorism can be a memorable summation of an author's point , or it can be a focusing device at the beginning of the essay.
Example:
"Well, I did, I said I wouldn't., and I'll stick to it. Honest injun I will. People would call me a low down Ablitionist and despise me for keeping mum- but that don't make no difference. I ain't agoing to tell, and I ain't agoing back there anyways. So now, le's know all about it."
(Huckeberry Finn, Pg.43)
This sentence contains aphorism. Huck is referring to an abolitionist which back then were hated for trying to try and stop slavery. That was a truth back then in Huck's time, which he is referring to. He knows that if people would find out about that he was helpin Jim he would get in trouble and be hated for it.
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