1. Rhetorical Devices Presentation By Stanique, Julia, Austin and Cole

2. Euphemism From the Greek word meaning to speak well of: the substitutions of an inoffensive, indirect, or agreeable expression for a word or phrase perceived as socially unacceptable or unnecessarily harsh. For example: One might use the phrase “passed away” rather than saying died. ˈyo͞ofəˌmizəm

3. Juxtapose Placing two ideas side by side or close together. Sometimes the two ideas are completely different. For example: “Merry and tragical? Tedious and brief?; That is hot ice, and wondrous strange snow!; How shall we find the concord of this discord?” - A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare jəkstəˈpōz

4. Litotes A form of understatement in which a thing is affirmed by stating the negative of its opposite. For example: “You are not wrong,” which means “You are right.”,līˈtōtēz

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