Rhetorical Structures

Retoriska Strukturer

About this concept

Rhetorical devices: litotes (inte oväntad), understatement, chiasmus, ironic constructions, and marked syntax for effect.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level C2.

Det var inte oväntat.It was not unexpected. (litotes)

Ju mer man vet, desto mindre förstår man.The more you know, the less you understand.

Inte för att säga något, men...Not to say anything, but...

Han var milt sagt missnöjd.He was, to put it mildly, dissatisfied.

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