Asyndeta
Litotes
Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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- devices and asyndeta
- devices and litotes
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- flowers and litotes
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- parallels and litotes
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- expressions and litotes
- ornaments and asyndeta
- ornaments and litotes
- metaphors and asyndeta
- metaphors and litotes
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- images and litotes
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Litotes and Asyndeta. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/asyndeta/litotes
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