Stylistics
What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
What is useful in tongue twisters because it helps language learners, particularly children, to hear similar sounds?
Alliteration
Which expressive means is used for reflecting various emotional states of a character: disappointment, hesitation, embarrassment?
Three dots
How are quotations marked in a text?
By using inverted commas and italics
Colloquial vocabulary should be avoided in :...........?
Formal writing and professional settings
Which stylistic device involves the use of exaggerated language to create a strong effect?
Hyperbole
What kind of sounds used in euphony?
Long vowel sounds and harmonious consonants like l,m,n,r
........... are registered in dictionaries, manuals on grammar and lexicology?
Expressive means
What is the primary function of language?
Communicative function
How many styles are exist according to I.V.Arnold classification?
4 styles
Poetic, scientific, colloquial and newspaper style
Metronomy is a figure of speech that substitutes:...?
One thing for another that is closely associated with it
Something ... A phrase or expression that has become overused and lost its original impact?
Cliche
What does decomposition of set phrases involve?
Reviewing the literal meaning of each word in a set phrase
What is the purpose of an epigram?
To express a witty or insightful thought in a concise, often pointed way
What is general aim of publicist style?
To exert a consonant and deep influence on public opinion
Sarcasm is a type of irony that: ...?
Is used to make a humorous point
In what way does onomatopoeia enhance the sensory experience in literature?
By providing vivid imagery and mimicking natural sounds
What does antithesis primarily involve?
Sharp contrast between ideas
What is the main function of belles-letters style?
Aethetic impact on the reader
Oxymorons can often be found in...........?
Poetry,song lyrics, and literature.
Which stylistic device involves the use of words with similar sounds?
Alliteration
What is the primary difference between alliteration and assonance?
Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds,while assonance refers to the repetition of vowel sounds, regardless of their position in the words.
......... cannot be considered as having a special stylistic coloring ?
Neutral
"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone".-this is example of.......?
Allusion
"Jumbo Shrimp" and "Pretty Ugly" are both examples of......?
Oxymoron