Minilesson Essay- Aposiopesis 9/4/12 In writing‚ authors usually do things for a specific reason‚ to invoke a reaction from their readers. They use descriptive language so the reader can see clearly; they form metaphors to make readers think. Why they name literary terms crazy things like aposiopesis? That’s beyond me. However‚ once I found out what aposiopesis meant‚ I found some interesting things. In Greek‚ the word “aposiopesis” means “maintaining silence” (Nordquist). This has been adapted
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onomatopoeia; morphology - deprsonification; lexicology - Positive: poetic‚ official‚ professional. Neutral. Negative: colloquial‚ neologosims‚ jargon‚ slang‚ nonce-word‚ vulgar words; syntax - completeness of sentence structure: ellipsis‚ aposiopesis‚ one-member nominative sentences‚ repetition of sentence parts‚ syntactic tautology‚ polysydenton. Word order: inversion of sentence members. Communicative types of sentences: quasi-affirmative sentences‚ quasi-interrogative sentences‚ quasi-negative
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containing subject and predicate and perhaps‚ some secondary elements‚ having normal word order and the function. Syntactic expressive means and stylistic devices of the English language: • based on reduction of the initial sentence model: ellipsis‚ aposiopesis‚ nominative sentences‚ asyndeton; • based on extension of the initial sentence model: repetition‚ enumeration‚ tautology‚ polysyndeton‚ "it is (was) he‚ who..."‚ the emphatic verb "to do"‚ parenthetic sentences; • based on change of word-order:
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question and think about the topic more thoroughly. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Mark Antony’s funeral speech for Caesar persuaded the audience more effectively than Brutus’ speech because of his use of rhetorical devices such as logos‚ aposiopesis‚ anaphora. Although much of Mark Antony’s speech presents a plethora of pathos‚ he uses logos very well to justify how Caesar was a good man because when presented with the crown “he did thrice refuse.”(Act III Scene 2) Antony is confused that
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Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings
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Hyperbole- is the use of a word‚ a word-group or a sentence which exaggerate the real degree of a quantity of the thing spoken about. It is a distortion of reality for the purpose of visualization or strengthening the emotional effect. It is also an important expressive literary device‚ often employed for humoristic purpose: One after another those people lay down on the grass to laugh- and two of them died. Гипербола - вид тропа: чрезмерное преувеличение чувств‚ значения‚ размера‚ красоты и т
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A few examples are: Towards the end of the speech King uses repetition to drive home just how passionate he is by repeating the phrases "Let freedom ring..."‚ and "I have a dream...". In the original spoken version by Dr. King himself‚ he uses aposiopesis to draw listeners in as evident in the line‚ "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ’We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal.’ ". (King‚ stanza 14) King also
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Character drawing The text under analysis is an extract from the novel "The passionate year" by James Hilton. It concerns the problems a new teacher faces in his class. The protagonist of the extract is a new Master at school for boys‚ Mr. Speed‚ who in fact represents the generalized image of all young teachers. The antagonists are the boys united by the author into the assembly which acts as a whole. Hilton singles out only two pupils‚ “a bright‚ rather pleasant-faced boy” and “a lean‚ rather
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which is due to the choice of lexis (we had never seen him sweat‚ jury seemed to be attentive‚ we exchanged horrified glances).The extract combines narration with description and elements of dialog and monolog (the usage of rhetorical questions and aposiopesis‚ the repetition of such phrases as black or white‚ all men are created equal helps to create emotional atmosphere and to emphasize and to keep in mind the importance of these phrases). The whole text contains the abundance of thematic judicial terms
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Dangerous corner John Boynton Priestley (1894 - 1984) is one of the outstanding English authors of today. His early books (1922-26) were of a critical nature. It was the success of his novel "The Good Companions" (1929) which brought him world fame. In early thirties Priestley began his work as a dramatist. "Dangerous Corner" (1932) — one of the series of Seven Time Plays — was his first effort in dramatic art. Priestley’s other most famous novels are "They Walk in the City"‚ "Angel Pavement"‚ "Wonder
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