In rhetoric, litotes (/laɪˈtoʊtiːz, ˈlaɪtətiːz/, US: /ˈlɪtətiːz/), also known classically as antenantiosis or moderatour, is a figure of speech and form...
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standard meaning, such as describing a bad situation as "good times". Litotes – A figure of speech and form of verbal irony in which understatement is...
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humor. A particular form of understatement using negative syntax is called litotes. This is not to be confused with euphemism, where a polite phrase is used...
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of the positive ("I'm feeling well"). The rhetorical term for this is litotes. When two negatives are used in one independent clause, in standard English...
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really is. Meiosis is the opposite of auxesis, and is often compared to litotes. The term is derived from the Greek μειόω ("to make smaller", "to diminish")...
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is. Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes. When the antiphrasal use is very common, the word can become an auto-antonym...
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overcoming hardships. The metaphors in her poetry serve as "coding", or litotes, for meanings understood by other Blacks, but her themes and topics apply...
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at the ears! Adynaton, an impossible form of hyperbole Figure of speech Litotes and meiosis, forms of deliberate understatement Tautology (language) "hyperbole"...
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encompass various other literary devices such as hyperbole and its opposite, litotes, conscious naïveté, and others. Dramatic irony provides the audience with...
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Internal rhyme: using two or more rhyming words in the same sentence. Litotes: an understatement achieved by negating the opposite statement, such as...
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