literary techniques

Hi there, I was just wondering what's the difference between a lexical chain and tautology, and what makes lexical chains good yet the opposite for tautologies.

hey, sorry this is a bit of a last minute post! what would be the technique in this quote, "the smell of boiled cabbage and old rag mats," from Orwell's 1984? I was thinking of a decaying tone but I feel like there's a better technique for this quote.

Hey! For our exam-replacement task coming up quite soon, we have to gather approximately 30 quotes and analyse the techniques used in them in relation to the three themes chosen, but I'm struggling to locate techniques within many of my quotes. For the theme of dealing with grief, I've chosen...