List of Examples of Stylistic Devices
Lexical stylistic devices
Metaphor.
Sustained metaphor
O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy,
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.
[William Blake “The sick rose” http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/the_sick_rose.html] novel metaphor:
Time is jealous of you and wars against your lilies and your roses
[Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.30]
Conventional metaphor
"If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting?"
[by Steven Wright “Anatomy of English humor” Lev Barsky Либроком, Москва, 2012]
Genuine methaphor
The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty, becomes sluggish
[Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.31]
Dead metaphor
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-ey'd monster, which …
[Shakespeare “Othello”, HarperPress, 2011, p 66]
Conceptual metaphor
How rising prices are hitting your pocket
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16535721]
Simple methaphor
Prince charming, my wonderful lover, my god of graces. [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.80]
Extended metaphor
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing...
[Shakespeare “Macbeth”, HarperPress, 2011, p 67]
Metonymy
Novel Metonymy
Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair.
[Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.73]
Conceptual metonymy
A prominent Iranian parliament member said Friday that a U.S. drone violated Iran's airspace a week ago, when the Pentagon says it was fired on.
[http://whatreallyhappened.com/ar/category/iran?page=1]
Conventional metonymy
We need some new faces and fresh ideas.
[ http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-football/8067-new-era-ut-football.html]
Relations:
1. The material instead of the thing made of it-
Metaphor.
Sustained metaphor
O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy,
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.
[William Blake “The sick rose” http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/the_sick_rose.html] novel metaphor:
Time is jealous of you and wars against your lilies and your roses
[Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.30]
Conventional metaphor
"If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting?"
[by Steven Wright “Anatomy of English humor” Lev Barsky Либроком, Москва, 2012]
Genuine methaphor
The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty, becomes sluggish
[Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.31]
Dead metaphor
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-ey'd monster, which …
[Shakespeare “Othello”, HarperPress, 2011, p 66]
Conceptual metaphor
How rising prices are hitting your pocket
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16535721]
Simple methaphor
Prince charming, my wonderful lover, my god of graces. [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.80]
Extended metaphor
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing...
[Shakespeare “Macbeth”, HarperPress, 2011, p 67]
Metonymy
Novel Metonymy
Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair.
[Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.73]
Conceptual metonymy
A prominent Iranian parliament member said Friday that a U.S. drone violated Iran's airspace a week ago, when the Pentagon says it was fired on.
[http://whatreallyhappened.com/ar/category/iran?page=1]
Conventional metonymy
We need some new faces and fresh ideas.
[ http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-football/8067-new-era-ut-football.html]
Relations:
1. The material instead of the thing made of it-