Two types of Figures of Speech are Metaphor & Simile
In the story "The Cask of Amontillado, Montressor had led Fortunato in a family of catacombs. He had led him to a pile of skeletons and chained Fortunato's arm. No one knows what happened to Fortunato at the end. All they know is that Fortunato disappeared, and no one ever saw him again.
I don't think there is a comma.....
Diminish means that it would disappear or get better.
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Expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgement
