Stilmittel

stylistic device

noun SHTEEL-mi-tel Rare

Also means

rhetorical figure

Usage Note

Stilmittel is a broad term covering all rhetorical and literary devices such as Metapher, Ironie, Alliteration. Analysing Stilmittel is a standard task in German school and university literature classes. Plural unchanged.

Examples

"Die Lehrerin erklärte verschiedene Stilmittel anhand von Gedichtbeispielen."

Natural Translation

The teacher explained various stylistic devices using examples from poems.

Literal Translation

The teacher explained various stylistic-devices using poem-examples.

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