action because it does not make any sense since they are brother and sister. On the other side, Eurus offends his utterance by saying the opposite meaning of what
she says. In that context, she aims to remain Mycroft that everything happened is caused by him and he is supposed to not to ask her. Hence, both prefer to choose
irony of situation to deliver their arguments rather than stating it directly. The following example is given for further understanding in examining the use of
irony of situation. SHERLOCK:
“What‟s she doing?”
JOHN : ―She‘s making a tea.‖
Datum 54 It is a dialogue between Sherlock and John when Sherlock is waiting for
Molly Hopper to answer his call to clear the puzzle from Eurus. In that context, Sherlock states the opposite meaning of what he actually said. The intended
meaning from his statement is that he does not only ask what Molly Hopper is doing, but he also intends to ask the reason she does not answer his call.
Considering those examples, the researcher assumes that irony is considered as a powerful method to communicate ideas more than what is truly said in order to
build a valuable meaning in the context. Also, it needs careful examination to reveal the actual meaning from the discrepancy statement.
c. Litotes
Litotes or understatement is one type of figures of speech which uses a negative expression to emphasize a truth. By saying less than one meaning, litotes
is applied to underscore the hidden meaning. Thus, the use of litotes is somehow to express personal feelings or arguments by negating the intended meaning or in
other words, it can be assumed as a disparagement over someone. Also, in some contexts, litotes is used to suggest affirmative statement. However, in Sherlock
Holmes TV-Series the Final Problem Episode, the researcher only found seven data from sixty-four data. The first instance of litotes is presented in datum 32.
EURUS:
“Don‟t you think it‟s clever? Simple but clever?”
Datum 32 Datum 32 is the expression which is delivered by Eurus to Sherlock when
Sherlock comes to her room. In that condition, Eurus teases Sherlock by saying less than one meaning. She serves the personal argument about her actions, yet the
hidden meaning is that she makes a disparagement over Sherlock. She means Sherlock is not clever enough to notice the simple thing. Thus, it is easy for her to
deceive him. The second example of litotes is shown in the scene when Eurus asks
Sherlock to choose between Mycroft and John to kill the Governor. SHERLOCK:
“Doesn‟t appear we have choice.”
Datum 36 In the scene, Sherlock debates to against Eurus because he refuses to do
Eurus‘ order to kill the Governor. No-one is willing to kill someone. However, in datum 36, the statement shows that he implicitly takes the order because he has no
choice to refuse it. In that context, there is an affirmative statement of Sherlock in which he positively agrees to accept Eurus‘s order. The last example of the use of
litotes is presented as follows. MYCROFT:
―I will not kill. I will not have blood on my hands.”
Datum 39
The statement in datum 39 happens when Sherlock asks Mycroft to take Eurus‘ order to kill the Governor. In the scene, Mycroft negates his statement to
emphasize the true condition. The intended meaning of his statement is to implicitly deny the order. Besides in that context, Mycroft begs to Sherlock to not
choose him to take the order. Sherlock must respect him. It is to emphasize his true condition. Therefore, it can be defined as litotes since there is understatement
by saying less than one meaning to emphasize the truth.
d. Hyperbole
