TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE Abstract Exists in thought and is not physical or concrete Love or beauty Aesthetic Concerned with beauty or the application of beauty Art Allegory a literary device in which characters or events in a literary‚ visual‚ or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others. Alliteration the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
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W. R. Roberts. New York: Modern Library. Chiappe‚ D. L.‚ and J. M. Kennedy. 2000. Are Metaphors Elliptical Similes? Journal of Psycholinguistic Research 29 (4): 371-98. Croft‚ W. 1993. The role of domains in the interpretation of metaphors and metonymies. Fauconnier‚ G.‚ and M. Turner. 2002. The Way We Think. New York: Basic Books. Gentner‚ D. 1983. Structure-Mapping: a Theoretical Framework for Analogy. Gentner‚ D.‚ and B. Bowdle. 2001. Convention‚ form‚ and figurative language processing Gibbs
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STYLISTICS In Stylistics Richard Bradford provides a definitive introductory guide to modern critical ideas on literary style and stylistics. The book includes examples of poems‚ plays and novels from Shakespeare to the present day. This comprehensive and accessible guidebook for undergraduates explains the terminology of literary form‚ considers the role of stylistics in twentieth-century criticism‚ and shows‚ with worked examples‚ how literary style has evolved since the sixteenth century. This
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| МOCКОВСКИЙ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ Курс лекций и планы семинарских занятий по лексикологии английского языка (для студентов третьего курса) Cocтавитель : Э. М. Дубенец‚ к.ф.н.‚ доц. This course of lexicology which forms a part of the curriculum for the English sections of linguistic departments of teacher-training colleges is intended for students of the third year of the day department. It includes 15 lectures and 12 seminars which cover
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MASTER LECTURE 1/5 What Makes A Short Story A Short Story? Dr. Rica Bolipata-Santos June 30‚ 2014 Structure of Lecture - Definitions - Conflict - Blowfish Definitions "Defining is never a complete process." SHORT STORY - Mac dictionary: a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel - Merriam-Webster: an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often
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Four Major Works of Robert Frost Introduction-Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost (March 26‚ 1874 – January 29‚ 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century‚ using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American
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Glossary of Literary Terms Addresser/Addressee: The addresser of a text is the voice of a text. In prose‚ the term more commonly used is narrator‚ in a poem‚ speaker. The addresser is often different from the poet or author. The addressee is the receiver of a text‚ often the reader‚ but occasionally another implied receiver; for example‚ the addresser’s beloved in the case of a love poem. (See also Point of View.) Alliteration: Repetition of the initial letter (or sound) of successive words
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Critical Vocabulary Builder A Abjure – To renounce or retract esp formally or under oath‚ or solemnly. Abduration – The act of renouncing. Ablation – The surgical removal of an organ‚ structure‚ or part. Ablate. Ablution - The ritual washing of a priest’s hands. Abnegate (abnegation) – To deny to oneself; renounce privileges‚ pleasure‚ etc. Abstergent – Of cleaning or scouring Abstruse – Not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric. Acalculia – psycol. An inability to make simple
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Journal of Graphic Engineering and Design‚ Volume 2 (1)‚ 2011. Original scientific paper UDK: 655.3.066.14 The Efficiency Of Message Codification Level in Print Advertisements: The case of food and drink products or service 1 Authors: Uroš Nedeljković 1‚ Ivan Pinćjer 1‚ Gojko Vladić 1 Faculty of Technical Sciences‚ Graphic Engineering and Design‚ Novi Sad‚ Serbia Corresponding author: Uroš Nedeljković‚ email: urosned@uns.ac.rs Abstract It has been our intention through this paper
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A Man of Ideas‚ Adventure‚ Respectability "Adventure" Summary Alice Hindman had lived in Winesburg all of her life. When she was sixteen and attractive‚ she dated Ned Currie‚ a man older than she who worked at the Winesburg Eagle before George Willard’s time. He would come see her daily. When he planned to move to Cleveland and look for a job on a city newspaper‚ Alice‚ overcome by the excitement of their love‚ suggested that she go as well. She did not wish him to marry her yet as the expense
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