FUNCTION OF LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES
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Lexical, stylistic, influence, device, illustrate, meaning, irony, epithet, oxymoron, hyperbole, antonomasia, zeugma, pun, effective, expression, language, establish, derived, communication, literary, example, emotion.Abstract
Lexical stylistic devices play a crucial role in enhancing the expressiveness and emotional impact of language. They include techniques such as irony, epithet, oxymoron, hyperbole, antonomasia, zeugma, pun. Lexical stylistic devices are fundamental in shaping tone, mood, and characterization, making texts more relatable and memorable.
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Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879). "A Latin Dictionary". Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 27 October 2015. acutely silly: oxymora verba, expressions which at first sight appear absurd, but which contain a concealed point; so especially of such apparently contradictory assertions as: cum tacent clamant, etc.
Jebb, Richard C. (1900). "Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus". Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part III: The Antigone. Cambridge University Press. p. 567. The phrase is an 'ὀξύμωρον' (a paradox with a point).
A figure of speech in which a pair of opposed or markedly contradictory terms are placed in conjunction for emphasis OED
Fontaine, Michael (2010). Funny Words in Plautine Comedy. Oxford University Press.
