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Figures of speech: Falsehood

Techniques > Use of language > Figures of speech  > Figures of speech: Falsehood

There is a family of figures of speech where a key element is falsehood or negativity in some form. Here they are:

• Accismus: Feigned refusal of that which is desired.
• Anangeon: Justification based on necessity.
• Antanagoge: Being positive about something negative.
• Aporia: Feigned doubt.
• Fictio: Attributing of human traits to creatures.
• Hypocorism: Use of pet names, diminutives, baby talk.
• Paradeigma: Listing examples to create generalization.
• Personification: Giving an object human characteristics.

See also

Figures of speech: Reversal

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