Stylistic Strategies of M.R Kayani’s Speech, “Misfortunes Come Not Alone”

Malak Rustam Kayani (M. R. Kayani) has adopted a unique style in his speeches, addresses, and columns, as mentioned in his texts. Stylistics is the application of linguistic techniques and an objective method of interpretation to explore the style of an author. Through stylistics, critics analyze a literary piece and derive meaning from it. An intellectual titan in the fields of linguistics and cognitive science, Paul Simpson played a vital role in analyzing the style of an author. Style tells us about the manner of expression and how ideas and philosophy are depicted through this manner of expression. Besides manner of expression, choice of words, usage of literary devices, rhythm, the elements of composition, the structure and length of a sentence are also considered integral parts of style. This study is about the stylistic strategy of Kayani's speech, "Misfortunes Come Not Alone" for which Paul Simpson's Stylistics is used as a theoretical framework. The speech is replete with subtle attacks on dictatorship, despotism, and raising voices for civil supremacy. His usage of metaphor, simile, and irony can be put under the barometer of the tools of stylistics in this research paper.