Meiosis

Examples Help! What is the definition of Meiosis - Figure of Speech?

How do you define Meiosis? What is a Meiosis? The word derives from the Greek word 'meioo meaning “to make smaller”, "to diminish"). The definition of Meiosis is as follows:

 

English Grammar & Terminology Definition of Meiosis - a poetic device
Definition: A rhetorical device used to convey understatement for effect or implies that it is less in significance or size than it really is.

Example: "The Troubles" as a name for the terrible strife in Northern Ireland.

Also known as understatement

Definition of Meiosis - a poetic device

Examples of Meiosis
Meiosis examples can be found as follows:

  • W. C. Fields enters a palatial home, glances up at the ceiling two stories above, and says "Nice teepee."

  • " Buck House" for the name of Buckingham Palace

  • "It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain." J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

  • "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Mark Twain

  • "You know, Einstein was not a bad physicist."

  • "The pond" as a name for the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Examples Help - Figures of Speech - Meiosis

In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like Meiosis make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing effectively. Figures of speech such as Meiosis use word association to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.

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Figures of speech such as Meiosis adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration, exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts and info about Figures of Speech will help with the understanding of this subject.

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