Litotes, derived from a Greek word meaning "simple," is a figure of speech


Take a look at these examples of litotes



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LITOTES

Take a look at these examples of litotes.

  • “It was no small accomplishment.”
  • “It wasn’t a big deal.” (litotes as understatement)
  • “It wasn’t a bad day.” (ambiguous)
  • “A cup of coffee would not be unwelcome.”
  • “It’s not the smartest idea I’ve ever heard.”
  • “That store is not in the most convenient location.”
  • “The former CEO’s lifestyle was not shabby, which may explain why the company went bankrupt.”

Example of Litotes in Literature

  • In literature, writers and poets use this type of figure of speech in their texts in order to vividly communicate novel ideas to readers.
  •  A Tale of a Tub (By Jonathan Swift)
  • “I am not unaware how the productions of the Grub Street brotherhood have of late years fallen under many prejudices.”
  • Now just see how Swift has used double negatives to emphasize the point that he is totally aware of it. The irony is that he is aware, but he is saying it as if he is unaware that he is not.

Function of Litotes

  • Litotes uses ironic understatement in order to emphasize an idea or situation, rather than minimizing its importance. It rather discovers a unique way to attract people’s attention to an idea, and that is by ignoring it.
  • J.R. Bergmann, in his book Talk at Work: Interaction in Institutional Settings, talks about litotes in the following words:
  • “I want to claim that the rhetorical figure litotes is one of those methods which are used to talk about an object in a discreet way. It clearly locates an object for the recipient, but it avoids naming it directly.”
  • This is the best that has ever been said about litotes – that to ignore an object and still talk about it in a negative way is the best way to make it appear important and prominent.

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