OVER/Understatements
- Hyperbole Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis or effect.
ex. That man probably weighs a million tons.
ex. I am literally dying. I can't even.
- Litotes Understatement used deliberately.
ex. The ice cream was not too bad.
ex. You are not as young as you used to be.
- Meiosis Reference to something with a name disproportionately lesser than its nature