A pleonasm is a literary term, literary tool, and literary device. ... A pleonasm is when one uses too many words to express a message. A pleonasm can either be a mistake or a tool for emphasis.

Is pleonasm a rhetorical device?

Pleonasm is a rhetorical device that occurs when a writer uses two or more words to express an idea. That is, a pleonasm uses a phrase with redundant or tautological words rather than a single word that would've been sufficient on its own.

What is pleonasm and its examples?

A pleonasm is a redundant and tautological phrase or clause, such as “I saw it with my own eyes.” Seeing is, of course, an action done with the eyes, and therefore adding “with my own eyes” is redundant and unnecessary for context.