What are stylistic devices? In literature and writing‚ a figure of speech (also called stylistic device or rhetorical device) is the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning‚ idea‚ or feeling. Sometimes a word diverges from its normal meaning‚ or a phrase has a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it. Examples are metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification. Stylistic devices often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. Alliteration
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INTRODUCTION: I am studying the rally speeches for the leaders of the Labour and Liberal Democrat party’s. Nick Clegg has been the leader of the Liberal Democrat party for 5 years now and Ed Milliband has been the leader of the Labour party for 2 years. Both of these leaders have become unpopular in the public’s eyes: Nick Clegg due to him lying about the raising of tuition fees as well as the negative view from his party as they feel he has disassociated himself from the party objectives
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Alliteration: A technique where a sound repeats in the beginning of the word or phrase‚ it’s usually a consonant. Alliteration is used in the poem “Song” by Sir John Suckling. The w is alliterative throughout the whole poem. “Why so pale and wan fond lover? Prithee why so pale? Will‚ when looking well can ’t move her‚ Looking ill prevail? Prithee why so pale?” (Ferguson 1588) Allusion: A reference
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Text Analysis Art for heart’s sake. The author of the extract under analysis is an American sculptor‚ cartoonist and writer Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970). Rube Goldberg began practicing his art skills at the age of four when he traced illustrations from the humorous book History of the United States. After graduating from the University of California in 1904 he worked as a cartoonist for a number of newspapers and magazines. Goldberg is best known for a series of popular cartoons he created
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RHETORICAL DEVICES & FIGURES OF SPEECH (Bringing Brightness and Buoyancy to Language: Prose & Poetry) 1. allegory: (Greek‚ ‘speaking otherwise’) It is a story‚ poem‚ or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. It has a double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning. It is a story‚ therefore‚ that can be read‚ understood and interpreted at two or more levels. 1. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is
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STUDY MATERIAL FOR CLASS X ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE SA 1 TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Summery: The Author and his companion had been driving near the city of Verona when they were stopped by two small boys‚ shabbily dressed‚ selling strawberries. The author’s driver cautioned the author against purchasing the fruits. The boys were very skinny but their eyes were sincere ant attracted attention. The author’s companion discovered that the elder one was thirteen years old‚ named Nicola‚ the younger was about
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Establishing Individual Roles When you are assigned to work with a group and collaborate with others‚ it is common for each person to be assigned roles. These roles give you different experiences in working with others and help keep the discussions and work moving forward. You will find some common roles below that group members might take when working collaboratively online. Leader/Manager Keeps the group on task Gets everyone to participate Arranges the time and purpose for meetings Contributes
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Porphyria’s Lover Speaker Point of View Who is the speaker‚ can she or he read minds‚ and‚ more importantly‚ can we trust her or him? The speaker of "Porphyria’s Lover" sounds awfully straightforward. His tone is incredibly reasonable‚ which makes it even creepier considering he’s describing horrific things (such as strangling his girlfriend and cuddling with the corpse). He even makes it sound as though he was doing her a favour – he calls it "her darling one wish" (line 57). It’s hard to tell
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Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide
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deviation from the ordinary or principal signification or meaning of a word. The typical meaning of the word is presented in an unusual or “figured” way like comparing an insensitive person to a rock as in metaphor or naming the people as a nation as in synecdoche. The kinds of tropes are: 1. Reference to one thing as another like simile‚ metaphor‚ hyperbole 2. Wordplay and pun 3. Substitution 4. Understatement/overstatement 5. Semantic inversion or language re-presentation The figures by schemes are artful
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