Stylistic Devices I
Name the used stylistic device:
ASAP (as soon as possible)
Acronym:
A word formed from the initial letters of a multiword name.
Name the used stylistic device:
“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, [...]"
-William Shakespeare, "Richard II"
Anaphora:
The repetition of words or group of words at the beginning of successive sentences or sub-clauses.
Name the used stylistic device:
"As brave as a lion."
Simile:
Comparison between two objects or ideas that are not really like each other using the words “as” or “like”.
Name one tone that is being used :
"I would stink if I were you"
Irony, sarcasm, funny
How do you structure "analyzing language".
The introduction
The main part
-Aspect 1-?
The conclusion
Name the used stylistic device:
"I used basil, black pepper, cardamom, chile peppers, cilantro, cinnamon, ..."
Accumulation:
a lot of similar words or phrases within a few lines
Name the used stylistic device:
"Andrew Jacklin (last year's losing finalist) is expected to win this heat."
Parenthesis:
An explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage; marked off by round or square brackets, dashes, or commas.
Name the used stylistic device:
"Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet."
Alliteration:
The repetition of a consonant/sound at the beginning of neighboring words or of stressed syllables within such words.
Name the register.
"You know the rules, bruvs"
Slang, informal, youth language
Whats the defenition of style (within analysing language)
It is the way of writing or speaking a text.
Name the used stylistic device:
"I have told you a thousand times."
Hyperbole:
A deliberate exaggeration.
Name the used stylistic device:
"Uh-oh. I forgot to get gas."
Interjection:
A short sound, word or phrase to express an emotion.
Name the used stylistic device:
"Digger/Digga/Diggah"
Neologism:
Completely new word (e.g. oversharers) A new combination/meaning of existing words (e.g. digital detox).
How is it called when a text ist respectful, neutral and has a detached style
Name 5 different examples for the tone
aggressive, depressive, humorous, ironic, reproachful, sarcastic
Name the used stylistic device:
"It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!"
Climax:
Words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance.
Name the used stylistic device:
"You are my shining star."
Metaphor:
Comparison between two objects or ideas, without a word of comparison.
Name the used stylistic device:
"John saw two hawks in the sky, and Bill saw three."
Ellipsis:
"Deliberate omission of a word/words."
Name two styles of the text.
"The effect of MDANP effects on ER stress signalling not well known or elucidated."
Formal, scientific, matter-of-fact
Name 5 different examples for registers.
Slang, colloquial, everyday English, formal, informal, sophisticated, technical terms, scientific, youth language.
Name the used stylistic device:
"alone together"; "awfully good"; "grow smaller"
Oxymoron:
A pair of words that have opposite meanings, but are used in combination.
Name the used stylistic device:
"Meow!"
Onomatopoeia:
Sound words whose pronunciation is close to the actual sound they represent.
Name the used stylistic device:
"If you can boogaloo; boogaloo; I can do; the boogaloo too; for I’m the boogiest; hopaloo kangaroo."
-Puffin, 2000, "The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems"
Assonance:
The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within stressed syllables of neighboring words.
What is a hypotaxis/hypotactic sentence structure
a sentence containing subordinate clauses or phrases that merely build
on and add to the main clause
What is a parataxis/paratactic sentence structure
phrases and clauses are placed one after another independently, without
coordinating or subordinating them through the use of conjunctions