Stylistics, sometimes called linguo-stylistics, is a branch of general

only one respect. 
Both polysyndeton and asyndeton, have a strong rhythmic impact. Besides, the function of 
polysyndeton is to strengthen the idea of equal logical (emotive) importance of connected 
sentences, while asyndeton, cutting off connecting words, helps to create the effect of terse, 
energetic, active prose.
Gap - Sentence Link. There is a peculiar type of connection of sentences which for want of 
another term we shall call the Gap - Sentence Link (G. S. L.). The connection therefore is not 
immediately apparent and it requires a certain mental effort to grasp the interrelation between 
the parts of the utterance, in other words, to bridge the semantic gap.
e.g. "She and that fellow ought to be the sufferers, and they were in Italy,'' (Galsworthy) 

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Epithet is a stylistic device based on the interplay of emotive and logical meanings in an 
attributive word, emotionally colored attitude of the speaker to the object he describes.
Semantic class: 1) associated with the noun it refers and 2) unassociated with it.
1 – refer the mind to the concept due to some quality of the object it is attached to.
e.g. careful attention. 
2 – attributes used to characterize the object by adding a feature unexpected in it.
e.g. heart-burning smile. 
Structurally: 1) simple 2) compound 3) phrase 4) sentence
Another structural variety of epithet is called reversed – two nouns liked in an of-phrase. The 
evaluating, emotional element is in the noun described.
e.g. A doll of the baby. 
Question in the narrative. Changes the real nature of a question and turns it into a stylistic 
device. A question in the narrative is asked and answered by one and the same person, usually 
the author. It becomes akin to a parenthetical statement with strong emotional implications. e. 
g. For what is left the poet here? For Greeks a blush - for Greece a tear.
As is seen from these examples the questions asked, unlike rhetorical questions do not contain 
statements.
Question in the narrative is very often used in oratory. This is explained by one of the leading 
features of oratorical style - to induce the desired reaction to the content of the speech.