Talk:Stylistic device

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It looks to me like "Stylistic device" and "Figure of speech" are two independently written articles about (nearly) the same concept. They have a great deal of overlap. Apus 08:17, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't think so. A figure of speech is much smaller in scope than a stylistic device.

• I agree with the proposed merge. Figures of speech offers a full treatment of schemes and tropes (the classical division of figures), while stylistic devices is a looser page that covers the same ground without explaining what makes "style devices" different from figures. Jlittlet 23:26, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• As a high school English teacher, I disagree with the proposed merge. Figures of speech are stylistic devices, yes. But stylistic devices is a broader category that includes allusions, sentence structure, diction (word choice), form (plot structure and formal structure), etc. To merge these two would be like merging vertebrates with warm-blooded animals just because some vertebrates are warm-blooded. (EKP on 20 October 2006)

• I'd have to disagree with the merge as well. Stylistic devices are much wider in scope. Being in AP English Language, if I told my teacher that stylistic devices were the same as figures of speech, she'd go absolutely ballistic. It's important to keep these separate to maintain the distinction, otherwise it's just misinformation. 09:24, 23 October 2006

• Yeah, I'm going to disagree as well. Sylistic devices are better left in a different category than the figure of speech. Sure they have their similarities, but they should be left individual.

I've commented out the overlaps. I've no idea whether this is an argument for or against a merge, but I don't think the article makes it clear where the distinction lies. EdC 18:38, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Could we get a citation for "pile the bodies high", under repetition?