Stylistic Devices

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this. (Eurythmics) When I get shocked at the hospital by the doctor when I'm not cooperating. (Eminem) You stars that reign'd at my nativity, Whose influence hath allowed death and hell (Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus) So long as men can breath or eyes van see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. (Shakespeare, Sonnet 18) Familiarity breeds contempt. (proverb) And he to England shall along with you. (Shakespeare, Hamlet) They were like the knives, slashing, paring, chopping, slicing, dividing. To pass away (to die), rest room (toilet), the underprivileged (the poor) friendly fire (attack from one's own army) All truths wait in all things They neither hasten their own delivery nor resist it, They do not need the obstetric forceps of the surgeon. (Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass) anyone to one A momentary separation has just been introduced is almost unbearable. (Oscar Wilde) stylistic device insertion (parenthesis/aside) irony litotes metaphor metre onomatopoeia oxymoron paradox parallelism personification pun print register repetition rhyme sarcasm definition a qualifying, explanatory, or appositive word, phrase, clause, or sentence that sentence structure saying the opposite of what you mean using words which imitate the sound they refer to (Lautmalerei) understatement; making sth./sb. less important than The Queen was not amused. in reality poetical comparison without like or as regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables within a line of a poem condensed form of paradox in which two contradictory words are used together seeming impossible at first glance, but being true on second thoughts repeating similar or identical words, phrases, constructions in neighboring lines, sentences, paragraphs presenting ideas, objects, animals as persons play on words (using homophones or homonyms) rhetorical question question to which the answer is obvious bild, italic, spaced out, capital/upper case vs lower case letters subset of language for a specific situation, purpose deliberately using a word or phrase more than once using words that repeat syllable sound (rhyme scheme: pattern of rhyming lines in a poem) strong, aggressive, contemptuous from irony example William Smith - you must know him - is coming tonight. paratactic vs hypotactic (simple vs complex) What lovely weather we're having! (looking out at a thunderstorm) Life's but a walking shadow. (Shakespeare, Macbeth) - Lambic (-): the dust of snow Trochaic (-): tiger, tiger, burning bright Anapestic (-): with the greatest of ease Dactylic (-): just for a handful of silver he left us The cuckoo whizzed past the buzzing bees. "O hateful love! O loving hate!" (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet) Fair is foul, and foul is fair. (Shakespeare, Macbeth) If I am occasionally a little over-dressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated. Death pays all debts. (proverb) a smiling moon Seven days without water makes one weak. Politics is like golf: you are trapped in one bad lie after another. Leave me alone. Leave me alone, please. LEAVE ME ALONE! legalese, baby talk, sports jagen, Star Trek terms frozen formal - neutral - informal - familiar Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day. (Shakespeare, Macbeth) Don't we all love peace? end rhyme/tall rhyme (rhyme at the end of lines) internal rhyme (letters of joy from girl and boy) eye rhyme (flow- how) rhyming couplets: aabb alternate rhyme: abab embracing rhyme: abba You are a brilliant student. (to someone who has just failed an exam) stylistic device simile symbol syn(a)sthesia synecdoche tautology telling name definition comparison using like or as sth. concrete (object, character, event) standing for st. abstract dove (peace), Cupid (love), scales (justice), scepter (royal power), horseshoe (luck) the combination of two senses e.g. smell and sound A faint greenish light smelling of onions... using a part instead of the whole repetition of a single idea in different words, phrases, sentences a name that conveys certain character traits - to emphasize a certain aspect (most common functional) - to arouse the reader's interest/to grab the reader's attention - to make the reader think (don't overuse this argument) example A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. (Irina Dunn) Thick as a brick. (Jetro Tull) - to criticize/satirize a situation/person/ideas/event - to produce a fine rhythm - to create humor As in questions and analysis tasks, you do not only have to identify the form, but also the function of stylistic devices, the most common effects of these devices are listed here. Remember, however, that the functions also depend on the specific context in which a stylistic device is used. - to evoke funny/revealing associations - to create a graphic mental image/an authentic atmosphere - to make the passage vivid - to surprise the reader - to amuse/entertain the reader ...lend me your ears. (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar) With malice toward none, with clarify for all. (Abraham Lincoln) Willy Loman (low man) Lord Voldemort (flight of death)