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Stilmittel

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Noun

das Stilmittel

Pronunciation: /ˈstiːlˌmɪtl̩/

stylistic device

C2 rank #14,689 plural Stilmittel

Meanings

Noun
  1. stylistic device

Example sentence

Die Wiederholung ist hier ein bewusstes Stilmittel.

The repetition is a deliberate stylistic device here.

Word forms

singular das Stilmittel
plural die Stilmittel

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedas Stilmittel
Accusativedas Stilmittel
Dativedem Stilmittel
Genitivedes Stilmittels

Plural

Nominativedie Stilmittel
Accusativedie Stilmittel
Dativeden Stilmitteln
Genitiveder Stilmittel

Usage

  • ein Stilmittel einsetzen — use a stylistic device deliberately
  • Metapher als Stilmittel — a metaphor is one example of a stylistic device
Extra sentence

Der Aufsatz erklärt Ironie als Stilmittel in diesem Gedicht.

The essay explains irony as a stylistic device in this poem.