Lexical Stylistic Devices

1. Personification
“After a week of almost continuous rain Tuesday promised to be a fine day.” [2; 7]
“My mother sits to my right and her book rests on the table.” [1; 1]

2. Pun
“Her shoes, tights and handbag were nice, and there was a black chiffon scarf knotted at niece neck.” [2; 38]
“Isn’t it funny, I say, ‘how when you have the flu you don’t have a flu to breathe through.” [1; 46]

3. Irony
“You seem to have done very well at school, but you’ve had an extraordinary variety of jobs since. You haven’t stuck to any of them more than a few weeks.” [2; 11]
“She smiles but the smile fades quickly and her face looks like a soap dish.” [1; 46]…