Lexical Stylistyc Devices
|Lexical stylistic devices |
|Metaphor |Перенос качества с предмета на предмет; neck, which was a relief map of boil scars; this girl |
| |was a lioness. |
|Personification |the face of London; the pain of ocean; Geneva, mother of the Red Cross, hostess of |
| |humanitarian congresses. |
|Metonymy |He drank one more cup; the crown - king, a hand – worker; |
|Irony |She turned with the sweet smile of an alligator. |
|Zeugma |He lost his hat and his temper. |
|Pun |”Have you been seeing any spirits?” “Or taking any?” – added Bob Allen. (The first “spirit” |
| |refers to supernatural forces, the second one – to strong drinks) |
|Epithet |animal panic; apple - faced man; do - it - yourself attitude; smiling sun; careful attention. |
|Oxymoron |low skyscraper, sweet sorrow, pleasantly ugly face, horribly beautiful. |
|Antonomasia |I agree with you Mr. Logic; Mr. Owl Eyes. |
|Simile |She is like a rose.
|Metaphor |Перенос качества с предмета на предмет; neck, which was a relief map of boil scars; this girl |
| |was a lioness. |
|Personification |the face of London; the pain of ocean; Geneva, mother of the Red Cross, hostess of |
| |humanitarian congresses. |
|Metonymy |He drank one more cup; the crown - king, a hand – worker; |
|Irony |She turned with the sweet smile of an alligator. |
|Zeugma |He lost his hat and his temper. |
|Pun |”Have you been seeing any spirits?” “Or taking any?” – added Bob Allen. (The first “spirit” |
| |refers to supernatural forces, the second one – to strong drinks) |
|Epithet |animal panic; apple - faced man; do - it - yourself attitude; smiling sun; careful attention. |
|Oxymoron |low skyscraper, sweet sorrow, pleasantly ugly face, horribly beautiful. |
|Antonomasia |I agree with you Mr. Logic; Mr. Owl Eyes. |
|Simile |She is like a rose.