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sty·lis·tics | \ stī-ˈli-stiks 
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\Definition of stylistics
1 : an aspect of literary study that emphasizes the analysis of various elements of style (such as metaphor and diction)
2 : the study of the devices in a language that produce expressive value
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The first known use of stylistics was circa 1883
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