ENGLISH: LITOTES

• litotes is a negative understatement that emphasizes the opposite.
• BENEFITS OF USING LITOTES: Subtlety, Engagement, & Rhetorical Impact
• HOW TO USE LITOTES EFFECTIVELY 1. Identify the key point 2. Phrase it subtly 3. Enhance the impact
• I am no prophet : an ordinary person
• Let me not to the marriage of true minds : doesn't want to interfere with two people who belong together.
• The man will not kill you : Achilles is fair, reasonable, and intelligent
• The sword wasn't useless : the warrior could use his sword
• Out of them shall proceed thanksgiving - The Jewish people will be many and large in number.
• It was not uncommon for the slaves to argue amongst themselves : The enslave people fought each regularly
• I don't consider you to be kind to the ladies : the act of kindness to women did not make me happy
• There is no ordinary lamp : the lamp is magical
• Miserable he may be, but poor he most certainly is not : He's plenty wealthy.
• Exemplary attendance record : Ferris has problems getting himself to school
• Tis but a scratch, I've had worse : Nothing to worry about here... as his arm falls off