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Tricolon, series of three parallel words phrases or clauses

Trope, Figures of speech that play with and shift the expected and literal meaning of words

Understatement,Understatement involves any minimization of something & is used for humorous purposes, to comfort people, to be humble, and many other purposes.

litotes, Litotes is a specific type of understatement in which an idea or sentiment is expressed ironically

Involves negation.Usually works by negating a superlative or extreme statement

Meiosis, minimizes the importance of something through euphemism or belittles using a degrading epithet or nickname, often through a trope of one word.

zeugma, a word that modifies two or more words in different ways