A.J. Wronski Shakespear Style Analysis Mr. Mettey English IV December 19‚ 2012 Macbeth Stylistic Devices In the play Macbeth‚ William Shakespear uses several stylistic devices. These devices help contribute meaning to the central themes of the play. One of the main devices used by Shakespear to convey the theme‚ the fall of man‚ is symbolism. Strange occurences‚ birds‚ and blood are all symbols that hlep convey this theme. The first examples of symbolism are the strange occurences
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ENGLISH SEMANTICS Curs universitar pentru Învăţământ la distanţă EDITURA UNIVERSITARIA CRAIOVA‚ 2012 CONTENTS forEwOrd....................................................................................................4 Unit I. Introduction to Semantics…………………………….5 1.1. A Short
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SEMANTICS (Concepts‚ and major questions) Prepared by: Mabanag‚ Leomar A. SEMANTICS Sub discipline of linguistics focuses on the study of meanings. It understands what meaning is as an element of language. It is closely linked to pragmatics. PRAGMATICS SEMANTICS Study of meaning Study of meaning More practical subject and is interested in meaning in language in use. highly theoretical research perspective‚ and looks at meaning in language in isolation‚ in the language itself
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As we know‚ proverbs do not function as mere ophical phrase mongering. As a rule‚ they are used for some practical‚ pragmatical purposes in various circumstances of everyday communication. With the aid of a proverb on poetic adornments of speech; neither are they used‚ normally‚ to meet man’s needs for philose can aim to provide an endorsement to his statements and opinions‚ forecast something‚ express doubts‚ reproach someone with something‚ accuse someone of something‚ justify or excuse somebody
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described setting. This is further highlighted by lexical parallelism ─ the use of prepositions: ‘about’‚ ‘between’ and ‘beside’‚ as well as by the vocabulary associated with the ways of transport: ‘motor road’ and ‘railroad’. Also the writer has used semantic deviation ─ the use of the adverb ‘hastily’ and the verb ‘runs’ indicates movement. It is used here as personification to show the reader that the road is trying to get away from something. Next‚ is the phrase ‘shrink away’‚ which is used to indicate
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Alliteration 1. Is derived from Latin’s “Latira”. It means “letters of alphabet”. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words‚ having the same first consonant sound‚ occur close together in a series. 2. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse. Around the rock the ragged rascal ran. But a better butter makes a batter better. A big bully beats a baby boy. Park Place. Mary marveled at the magnificent monument. Anadiplosis The term anadiplosis
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students with the opportunity to understand what a concept is and what it is not. It gives students an opportunity to explain their understanding and to elaborate by providing examples and nonexamples from their own lives. S-3. Semantic Feature Analysis What is it? Semantic feature analysis (Baldwin‚ Ford‚ & Readence‚ 1981; Johnson & Pearson‚ 1984) helps students discern a term’s meaning by comparing its features to those of other terms that fall into the same category. When students
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SEMANTICS -The study of semantics includes the study of how meaning is constructed‚ interpreted‚ clarified‚ obscured‚ illustrated‚ simplified‚ negotiated‚ contradicted and paraphrased. AREAS OF SEMANTIC THEORY * Semantic fields * Metaphor * Homonymy * Homophony * Homographs * Polysemy * Hyponymy * Hypernymy * Antonymy * Synonymy A. SEMANTIC FIELD * Set of lexemes which cover a certain conceptual domain and which bear certain specifiable relations
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STYLISTICS In Stylistics Richard Bradford provides a definitive introductory guide to modern critical ideas on literary style and stylistics. The book includes examples of poems‚ plays and novels from Shakespeare to the present day. This comprehensive and accessible guidebook for undergraduates explains the terminology of literary form‚ considers the role of stylistics in twentieth-century criticism‚ and shows‚ with worked examples‚ how literary style has evolved since the sixteenth century. This
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a word-group or a sentence which exaggerate the real degree of a quantity of the thing spoken about. It is a distortion of reality for the purpose of visualization or strengthening the emotional effect. It is also an important expressive literary device‚ often employed for humoristic purpose: One after another those people lay down on the grass to laugh- and two of them died. Гипербола - вид тропа: чрезмерное преувеличение чувств‚ значения‚ размера‚ красоты и т.п. описываемого объекта. Understatement-
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