Lecture Intonation in English Outline 1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. 2. Components of intonation and the structure of English tone-group. 3. Sentence stress. 4. Rhythm. 1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. Intonation is a language universal. There are no languages which are spoken without any change of prosodic parameters but intonation functions in various languages in a different way. What is the role intonation plays in the language? Intonation
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In the poems “We grow Accustomed to the Dark” by Emily Dickinson and “Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost‚ both poems talk about night time in a way that also contrasts to life and its difficulties‚ and how people are sometimes ignorant to things when they are in the dark. In Dickinson’s poem‚ she capitalizes some words‚ and by this‚ she is able to emphasize the most important words of the poem: words such as “Dark”‚ “Evenings”‚ and “Midnight”‚ show ignorance that seems awkward in the
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Everyone grows up‚ leaving their childhood and their old life behind. When this happens‚ they will often look back on those happy times fondly‚ remembering how easy and nice it all was. In Theodore Roethke’s poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ the speaker does just this. Nostalgically‚ he reflects upon a time when his father would waltz him around the house before taking him off to bed. Waltzing carelessly around the kitchen‚ clutching tightly to his inebriated‚ carefree father‚ knocking pans and pots down
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Caedmon’s Hymn or “Frumsceaft’s structure has a phenomenal effect on the type of poem it is‚ and its purpose. There are many ways the structure is helpful. For example‚ the caesura allows for a rhythm. In addition‚ accented words allow for emphasis along with the alliteration. In addition‚ the stress sounds given at the beginning of each important phrase stresses the importance of those phrases. Kennings are also used which shows the different names for God and all the different things‚ which he
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144 4.2.2. Narrative Poetry ................................................................................. 145 4.2.3. Descriptive and Didactic Poetry ...................................................... 146 4.3. Prosodic Features: Metre and Rhythm ........................................ 146 4.3.1. Metre .................................................................................................... 146 4.3.1.1. Accentual Metre ..........................................................
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epic Lines: what the poem is made out of Stanzas: lines that are grouped together and they function like paragraph prose Sonnet: 14 lines and are written in a strict pattern of rhythm and rhyme Free verse: does not adhere to a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme Foot: consists of one stressed syllable and one or two unstressed ones Imagery: evokes sensory experiences for readers by appealing to the five senses Figurative language: opens up the mind to more than the literal meanings
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Doomed Youth” Owen has caught‚ held and retold his experience of war. His liberal use of varying literary tools weaves a complex mirage of war which appeals to senses that are more complex than just seeing and hearing. In addition to that‚ the strange rhythm and structure of the sonnet is also one that makes reading aloud quite different from stereotypical poems. Finally is the contrast he creates within the poem‚ by utilizing the stereotypes we have for certain objects and flipping them around Owen conveys
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rhyme verse. Narrated by the characters them selves. 14. Haiku: an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five‚ seven‚ and five syllables 15. Epigram: a short and clever poem or saying Terms and Devices used in Poetry: 1. Blank Verse: poetry that is not rhymed but that has a regular rhythm 2. Free Verse: poetry that does
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The phonetics of English language Chapter 1.The production of speech Phonetics may be considered the grammar of pronunciation. Phonetic system of English consists of the following four components: speech sounds‚ the syllabic structure of words‚ word stress‚ and intonation (prosody). These four components what is called pronunciation of English. In any language people speak using their organs of speech. All the organs of speech can be divided into two groups: Active organs of speech- are
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Tiger! Burning brightly‚ in the forest of the night‚" it doesn’t sound as good. "The Tiger"‚ like some other poems‚ has a steady rhythm‚ or beat. The first three lines all have seven syllables in all and in most of the stanzas‚ there are seven syllables. Sometimes a stanza has eight or six‚ but mostly seven syllables. This poem has an extremely enjoyable and beautiful rhythm. When people enjoy reading a poem‚ they understand it better and they think of the poem exactly like the poet planned. There
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