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1 over-
'əʊvər, 'əʊvə(r)a) ( excessively) demasiado, excesivamente; see also overeat, oversleep* * *['əʊvər, 'əʊvə(r)]a) ( excessively) demasiado, excesivamente; see also overeat, oversleep -
2 litotes
a two-component structure in which two negations are joined to give a possessive evaluation- the first component is always the negative particle "not", while the second, always negative in semantics, varies in form from a negatively affixed word (as above) to a negative phraseHer face was not unpretty. (K.Kesey)
It was not unnatural if Gilbert felt a certain embarrassment. (E.Waugh)
The idea was not totally erroneous. The thought did not displease me. (I.Murdoch)
Source: V.A.K.••a) is a stylistic device consisting of a peculiar use of negative constructions: the negation plus noun or adjective serves to establish a positive feature in a person or thing- is a deliberate understatement used to produce stylistic effect: it is a negation that includes affirmation;- is a means by which the natural logical and linguistic property of negation can be strengthened;He found that this was no easy task.
- is used in different styles of speech, excluding those which may be called the matter-of-fact styles, like official style and scientific proseb) a construction with two negationsnot unlike, not unpromising, not displeased
Soames, with his lips and his squared chin was not unlike a bull dog. (J.Galsworthy)
Source: I.R.G.English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > litotes
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3 hyperbole
a stylistic device in which emphasis is achieved through deliberate exaggerationIt does not signify the actual state of affairs in reality, but presents the latter through the emotionally coloured perception and rendering of the speaker.My vegetable love should grow faster than empires. (A.Marvell)
The man was like the Rock of Gibraltar.
Calpurnia was all angles and bones.
I was scared to death when he entered the room. (J.D.Salinger)
Source: V.A.K.••a deliberate overstatement or exaggeration of a feature essential (unlike periphrasis) to the object or phenomenon- is a device which sharpens the reader's ability to make a logical assessment of the utteranceHe was so tall that I was not sure he had a face. (O.Henry)
Source: I.R.G.••заведомое преувеличение, повышающее экспрессивность высказывания и сообщающее ему эмфатичность (I.V.A.)Ant.: understatementSee: lexical SDsEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > hyperbole
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