a base for America’s journey to the Moon. He spoke about the huge costs that will be used on the space effort‚ but he made a joke about money used on cigars compared to the costs of going up on to the moon. Throughout the speech‚ he used lots of metonymy. He talked about how America started industrial revolution and first wave of nuclear power‚ and then successfully explained by appealing to the pride of Americans how they will
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Before discussing the eminent ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy itself from Act 3 scene 1‚ it is imperative to comprehend the events of which occurred prior to the speech. Formerly in act one scene two‚ Hamlet was contemplating his suicide at the same time as cursing God for making suicide an immoral option. It has been made abundantly clear at this point of the play that Hamlet has been outweighing the positives and negatives of his suicide for quite some time‚ however he is aware that if committed
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Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings
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19. Contrastive analysis of noun compounds in English and Ukrainian. 20. Referential vs functional approach to meaning. 21. The notion of polysemy. 22. Systemic organization of lexicon. 23. Semantic change: metaphor. 24. Semantic change: metonymy. 25. Semantic change: hyperbole‚ litotes‚ irony. 26. Euphemisms and politically correct terms. 27. Types of varieties of a language. 28. Stylistically marked classes of words. 29. Types of literary-bookish words. 30. Neologisms: problems
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A figure of speech is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning‚[citation needed] or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification.[citation needed] Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A figure of speech is sometimes
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1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics. Subject matter. Links with other branches. Problems. Lexicology is a science about words. It studies the vocabulary of the language which consists of words and word combinations. The subject matter of lexicology is separate words‚ their morphological and semantic structure‚ and the vocabulary of the language‚ which includes words‚ word combinations‚ their origin‚ development and current use. Lexicology has lots of connections with other branches which also
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Analysis of “The Passionate Year” by James Hilton 1. The writer The fragments under study are taken from the book “The Passionate Year” written by English writer James Hilton‚ who took education in Cambridge where he wrote his first novel‚ "Catherine Herself". Also he is famous with his books "We Are Not Alone" (1937)‚ "Random Harvest" (1941)‚ "Nothing So Strange" (1947)‚ "Time and Time Again" (1953). 2. The Message The main idea conveyed by the author is to show how difficult it is for
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The narrative Beowulf uses alliterations‚ kennings‚ repetition‚ monologues‚ metonymy and synecdoche. An example of alliteration used in Beowulf is around the lines 700-1100 in the text when Grendel was approaching and fighting the people in the hall. The lines say “Heorot trembled‚ wonderfully built to withstand the blows‚ the struggling
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CV – Simon Armitage Simon Armitage was a prohibition officer for 6 years. In the poem CV he describes a life of a man who struggles throughout his life. This poem could be reflecting on people or incidents Armitage faced white he was prohibition officer as it is common to work with lower class‚ struggling people with limited opportunity ‚ drug dealers and etc. Armitage uses his working life as an influence in his work. CV portrays a skeleton of a person. CV is not sufficient by itself as it doesn’t
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VOCABULARY FOR STYLE ANALYSIS 1. The problem of the text: to set an important (serious‚ burning‚ urgent‚ vital) problem‚ to solve the problem of‚ it seems to be a great problem (of ...)‚ to render the idea of social injustice‚ inequality‚ pollution‚ humanity‚ charity‚ the state independence‚ unemployment‚ discrimination‚ to tackle the problem of 1. The point of the story: to make the point plain‚ to show how vital the point of the text is‚ to expound the point by repeating the
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