The poem that we are going to analyze in this paper is section XI from the poem In Memoriam‚ which was written in 1850 by Alfred Tennyson. In Memoriam is a long poem with 131 sections with a varying length. Besides this‚ it also has a prologue and an epilogue‚ a happy marriage song on the occasion of the wedding of Tennyson’s sister Cecilia. It was written after the death of Arthur Henry Hallam‚ a friend of Tennyson’s and it deals with many intellectual issues of the Victorian Age‚ since the
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PART I INTRODUCTION I. GENERAL NOTES ON STYLE AND STYLISTICS Stylistics‚ sometimes called l i n g u o - s t y 1 i s t i c s‚ is a branch of general linguistics. It has now been more or less definitely outlined. It deals mainly with two interdependent tasks: a) the investi-gation of the inventory of special language media which by their ontol-ogical features secure the desirable effect of the utterance and b) certain types of texts (discourse) which due to the
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WHAT IS STYLE AND STYLISTICS? What is meant by style is debatable because it is highly debatable if human beings are exactly alike. It is very difficult to arrive at a full description of style that is acceptable to all scholars. As such there are many definitions of the word style as there are scholars yet no consensus is reached among them on what style is. Chapman (1973) is of the view that style is the product of social situation i.e. of a common relationship between language users. He further
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In the novel‚ The Poisonwood Bible‚ Kingsolver uses both short and long sentences to show Rachel’s aging in the story and also uses run on sentences to show how scattered Rachel’s thoughts are. At the start of the story‚ Rachel is only fifteen years old and only uses basic sentences such as “Then he just stopped‚ just froze perfectly still” (27). Her limited vocabulary and poor grammar shows that she is young and has not been very well educated. As Rachel grows‚ as does her word choice and sentence
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Stylistic Analysis of “Across the Universe” by John Lennon Author: Maimoona Abdulaziz ACROSS THE UNIVERSE JOHN LENNON Words are flowing out like Endless rain into a paper cup They slither while they pass They slip away across the universe Pools of sorrow waves of joy Are drifting through my opened mind Possessing and caressing me Jai guru deva Om Nothing’s gonna change my world Nothing’s gonna change my world Nothing’s gonna change my world Nothing’s gonna change my
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quite subjective. The description of the geographical position of the state Winnemac and its largest city makes exactly such impression. But when the reader goes on he faces really vivid examples of hyperbola‚ epithets‚ zeugma‚ metaphors and other stylistic devices. One becomes immersed in the bright‚ humorous and at the same time critical world of Sinclair Lewis. The author mocks at the weak points of education‚ at ridiculous university traditions and the life of students in general. The title
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sounds and intonation)‚ lexicology (treats the words‚ their meaning and vocabulary structure)‚ grammar (analysis forms of words)‚ syntax (analysis the function of words in a sentence). These areas of study are more or less clear-cut. Some scholars claim that stylistic is a comparatively new branch of linguistics‚ The term stylistics really came into existence not too long ago. Problems of stylistic research 3. the number of functional styles The authors of handbooks on different languages propose
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“A Process of Breaking Down” Julia Greenburger 1/9/13 The Crack up‚ an essay by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is an elaborate description and analysis of the mental break down the author experienced and the depths of its causes. After a life of struggling to succeed and failing multiple times‚ he suddenly reconsiders why he needs to succeed at all and whether it is what he really wants. Fitzgerald’s breaking down was a process of losing all
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Text Analysis J. Thurber. “The Unicorn in the Garden” “The Unicorn in the Garden” is a story written by the American cartoonist‚ author and journalist James Thurber. He was well known for his cartoons and short stories‚ mainly published in The New Yorker magazine. “The Unicorn in the Garden” is about a man and his wife. One morning he sees the unicorn in his garden eating flowers. Positively excited he goes upstairs to tell his wife about it. She is being in a bad mood calls him
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References: • “So in love” Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter • “That Haunting Melody (1911)” Al Jolson
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