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Understatement

…look too bad.” Therefore, an understatement is opposite to another figure of speech, hyperbole, which is an overstatement. Common Understatement Examples Let us try to understand understatement better with the…

Litotes

…similar in that both are understatements where one is euphemistic and the other is ironic. Difference between Understatement and Litotes An understatement is used to minimize the significance of something…

Meiosis

Definition of Meiosis The word meiosis originated from the Greek word meioo, which means “to diminish,” or “to make smaller.” Meiosis can be defined as a witty understatement that belittles…

Verbal Irony

…or ridicule or express contempt. Stable and Unstable Irony: Stable ironic remarks are clear, while unstable is, somewhat, ambiguous. Hyperbolic statement or Exaggeration and Understatement: Overstatement is an exaggeration, while…

Figure of Speech

…to pay attention. Understatement Understatement is a figure of speech that invokes less emotion than would be expected in reaction to something. This downplaying of reaction is a surprise for…

Figurative Language

…appear in multiple forms with the use of different literary and rhetorical devices. According to Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia, the definition of figurative language has five different forms: Understatement or Emphasis…

John 11:35

…friend, or foreseeing his own death. Understatement – In John 11: 35 ‘Jesus wept’ is also used as an understatement to make Jesus’ expression of grief and loss of his…

Trope

…contrary to understatement and, like metaphor and simile, is overstated and ridiculous. We usually find its usage in oral communication and literature, such as: “As fair art thou, my bonnie…

Parenthesis

…expressing understatement, and for suggesting how to cope with losses through art by using the phrase “write it.” Example #2: The Elements of Style (By William Strunk, Jr. and E….

Tempest in a Teapot

…in great despair. Kat has used this phrase as the title as well as a metaphorical representation of her mind in an understatement. Example #2 A Tempest in a Teacup…

Examples and References

…of Irony in History 15 Best Biblical Allusions 15 Best Shakespeare’s Blank Verse 15 Best Understatement Examples in Movies 15 Epic Uses of Apostrophe in The Iliad 15 Examples of…

A Lick and a Promise

…promise as it did not bring a revolution in traveling.” Here the phrase has been used to make this sentence an understatement as it shows that Wright Brothers have not…

A Bun in The Oven

…this phrase “a bun in the oven” announces. Examples in Sentences as Literary Device Example #1: It is mostly used as an understatement such as ‘After various miscarriages, his wife…

Humor

…way. This is sometimes done to lessen the tension in a serious environment too. Understatement: It means to belittle something for humor. It is the opposite of hyperbole and this…

Euphemism

…words express the same meanings such as polite term, mild term, indirect term, understatement, underplaying, politeness, genteelism, or coy term. None of them, however, is the exact substitute for euphemism….

Hyperbole

…satire makes things or ideas or persons larger than life or lesser than life with exaggeration or even understatement. Satire also works on the same lines that it has two…

Sonnet 70

…of beauty is suspect” (Line 3) “The ornament of beauty” is a symbol of beauty. Understatement: It is the presentation of something as being smaller or less significant than it…

Exodus 14:14

…– The major themes of Exodus 14:14 are faith, confidence, and courage. Litotes – The verse Exodus 14:14 is a good example of litotes as it is also an understatement