SIW Module 1 Variant 2 Theme: Stylistic Devices. Analysis of the text. 1. Point out three metaphors and three epithets used by the author to characterize the main character (Stephens) and comment on them. Three metaphors : trifle embarrassed apologetic laugh forcible ring Three epithets: thick-set and stout a round red face bullet-shaped head All these stylistic devices describe the main hero as a person who is very tired of life‚ he is passive‚ but he wants to change something
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meaning of being biased. People tend to use the phrase as a way to ruin a person’s credibility or create a way of seeming unreliable when speaking about a certain topic‚ however in many cases the word biased is used in an improper manner‚ which causes misinterpretation. A person who is biased is known to believe that their way of thinking and believing‚ is the only correct way and will not listen to anyone who says differently. However‚ many people believe that being biased is being strong minded
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a) special political and economic terms; b) non-term political vocabulary; c) newspaper clichés; d) abbreviations; e) neologisms. Publicist style. (oratory‚ speeches‚ essays‚ articles) the style is a perfect ex. Of historical changeability of stylistic differentiation of discourses. In Greece it was practiced in oral form which was named P. in accordance with the name of its corresponding genre. PS is famous for its explicit pragmatic function of persuasion directed at influencing the reader &
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language has become a focus of attention. In this paper‚ under the theory of modern stylistics‚ the stylistic features of cyber language and its causes were discussed from vocabulary and grammatical levels. The author has demonstrated some lexical features of cyber language with a number of examples. Then‚ in the second part‚ the grammatical features have been discussed. And the third part is about the causes of these stylistic features. 1.1 Background of the Present Study From 1990s‚ the Internet has
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In the opening scene of The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde creates a farcical and unrealistic world. Wilde creates a theoretical world during the conversation between Algernon and Lane; the audience would expect Lane to obey Algernon’s every command with ‘yes sir’. However‚ Wilde insinuates that Lane is comfortable around Algernon‚ the audience can also observe that the two men share an informal relationship. Although we can witness the informal side to their relationship‚ the audience
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When reading Samuel Heilman’s On Being An Insider‚ I was confusing about the article and I have to reread the article few more times. From what I understand of the article is that Heilman questioned himself and wonder if his understanding and explanations were accurate thinking of he has seen with his experience in the field with William F. Whyte. He was faced with the problem of sharing the information with his readers when people confided in him as they told him that it was between them. It was
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different eras‚ there are quite a few phenomena they have in common. Written in the 16th century‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare is the oldest among the four dramas. Goldsmith wrote She Stoops to Conquer in 1773‚ Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest was published in 1895‚ while Mrs Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw was written in 1893. It is obvious that each era imposed a particular world view on the writer‚ therefore a brief historical outlook when talking about the plays is more
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attraction to Miss Baker saying her voice "compelled [him] forward breathlessly as [he] listened"(18). The detail shows his immediate attraction right away and some sort of romantic chemistry between them. Chapter Two Fitzgerald uses many stylistic devices in chapter two‚ but the most dominant and important is the syntax. He opens the chapter describing the valley which is about half way between the West Egg and New York in a loose sentence. He says it’s a "valley of ashes" where they take
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As a result of reading Dr. Atul Gawande’s Being Immortal‚ I found myself contemplating old age and end of life care from a couple different angles‚ which I suppose was the goal of Gawande while writing his book. As it turns out‚ I knew very little about end of life care before reading this book‚ but now feel as though I have some guidance to at least begin thinking about what that should look like. Not only did this book encourage me to think about my own mortality‚ but also that of my loved ones
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Stylistics Definitions of Stylistics: • The study of style. Style has to do with making CHOICES • The study of the way an author uses words and grammar as well as other elements both within the sentence and within the text as a whole • Part of linguistics which concentrates on variation in the use of language‚ often‚ but not exclusively with attention to the most conscious and complex use of language in literature. • The study of literary discourse from a linguistic orientation. -
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