Lexical Stylistic Devices

Epithet
‘Its branches were golden, and silver fruit hung down from them, and underneath it stood the little boy he had loved.’[1; 52]
‘From the corner of the divan of Persian saddlebags on which he was lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum (..)’ [2; 7]

Metaphor
‘When the second act was over there came a storm of hisses, and Lord Henry got up from his chair and put on his coat.’ [2; 85]
‘He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.’ [2; 48]
Metonymy
‘On a tiny satinwood table stood a statuette by Clodion, an beside it lay a copy of ‘Les Cent Nouvelles’, bound for Margaret of Valois by Clovis Eve, and powdered with the gilt daisies that Queen had selected for her devices.” [2; 48]
‘Mother, did you love my father as I love Prince Charming?’ [2; 64]…