Stylistics

3. What type of stylistic device is used in the sentence: “Never have I seen such chaos”?
5. A combination of contradictory words that reveal a deeper meaning.
6. A stylistic device that intentionally understates a fact or quality.
7. A word or phrase that conveys meaning figuratively through comparison, not literally.
10. What stylistic device gives a distinctive or characteristic description to a person or thing?
13. “My heart is like a singing bird”this is ………
14. Applying a single word to two or more nouns, blending different ideas.
15. A figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.
17. Describing something indirectly using roundabout expressions
18. What type of stylistic device is used in the sentence:“I like people. Not just empty streets and dead buildings. People. People.”
19. Arranging words, phrases, or clauses in increasing importance or intensity.
20. A technique where the author or character minimizes their involvement in the events, maintaining objectivity.

1. How do we describe someone who is overweight in a softer way
2. Replacing a proper name with a descriptive phrase or vice versa.
4. A literary device where the speaker means the opposite of what is said, often for humorous or emphatic effect.
8. A rhetorical device where words or concepts are repeated in reverse order.
9. The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of neighboring words.
10. Listing several details, ideas, or examples in order to emphasize them.
11. A device that replaces harsh, direct, or unpleasant words with more gentle or polite expressions.
12. A stylistic device where conjunctions are omitted and words or clauses are placed in sequence.
16. What stylistic device involves a play on words to create humor or a double meaning?