Branches of Stylistics
This branch studies how style functions in decoding literary texts.
Decoding Stylistics
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
A mild or polite expression substituted for one considered harsh.
Euphemism
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Omission of conjunctions in a sentence.
Asyndeton
This branch focuses on expressive means and stylistic devices in word formation and vocabulary.
Stylistic Lexicology
Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
Assonance
A word or phrase newly created or recently borrowed.
Neologism
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
Repetition of conjunctions for effect.
Polysyndeton
This branch analyzes stylistic elements in the grammatical structure of a language.
Stylistic Grammar
The use of words that imitate natural sounds.
Onomatopoeia
The use of an associated word instead of the one meant.
Metonymy
A witty use of words with two or more meanings.
Pun
Reversal of normal word order.
Inversion / Anastrophe
This branch studies stylistic features of pronunciation.
Stylistic Phonetics / Phonostylistics
The study of stylistic potential of sound arrangement.
Phonostylistics
Comparison using words "like" or "as"
Simile
A self-contradictory yet true statement.
Paradox
A question asked for effect, not for an answer.
Rhetorical question
The study of how stylistic norms differ across various functional spheres of communication.
Functional Stylistics
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses.
Anaphora
A figure in which part stands for the whole or vice versa.
Synecdoche
A contradiction in terms (e.g., "deafening silence").
Oxymoron
A sentence with the main idea postponed until the end.
Periodic sentence