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Lexical expressive means and stylistic devices - Coggle Diagram
Lexical expressive means and stylistic devices
The interaction of different types of lexical meaning
a) dictionary and contextual: metaphor, metonymy, irony;
b) primary and derivative:
zeugma and pun
;
Examples of
puns
that may be found in everyday expression:
Denial is a river in Egypt
The cyclist was two tired to win the race.
Take my wife, please.
Her cat is near the computer to keep an eye on the mouse.
When my algebra teacher retired, he wasn’t ready for the aftermath.
Some bunny loves you.
Now that I have graph paper, I guess it’s time to plot something.
Examples of
Puns
as Character Names :
For example, in an episode of the animated series “The Tick,” one of the villains is named “El Seed.” El Seed is leader of an army that intends to “liberate” the plant population.
Examples of
Pun
in Literature:
Example 1:Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Zeugma
Examples from Literature
Example:The Holy Bible, Exodus 20:18 (By the Prophet Moses)
Example #2: Julius Caesar (By William Shakespeare)
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”
c) logical and emotive:
epithet, oxymoron
;
Oxymoron
My sister and I had a friendly fight over the lipstick.
I think the professor stated his unbiased opinion regarding the student response.
You look awfully pretty in that coat.
Sarah ate the whole piece of pie.
The carpenters left the bench completely unfinished.
The new kittens enjoyed being Alone together.
True fiction is my favorite genre to read.
Joe considers himself to be a ladies’ man when he’s at a club.
It is considered a false truth that a broken mirror means bad luck.
Jenny thinks of her garage as an organized mess.
Epithet
My restless blood now lies a-quiver,
Knowing that always, exquisitely,
This April twilight on the river
Stirs anguish in the heart of me…”
The earth is crying-sweet,
And scattering-bright the air,
Eddying, dizzying, closing round,
With soft and drunken laughter…”
d) logical and nominative:
antonomasia
;
Intensification of a feature
simile, hyperbole, periphrasis
hyperbole
I slept like a rock last night.
These high heels are killing me.
Be careful, it’s a jungle out there.
You’re as light as a feather.
I’m so tired; I could sleep a million years.
I love you to the moon and back.
The food was so hot my ears are smoking.
I’ll believe you when pigs fly.
If you eat that, your tongue will fall off.
"It
was not a mere man he was holding, but a giant; or a block of granite
. The pull was unendurable. The pain unendurable." (Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman)
"I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and
could have hung my hat on my eyes
, they stuck out so far." (Old Times on the Mississippi by Mark Twain)
Periphrasis
“When that fell arrest
Without all bail shall carry me away.”
(Sonnet 74 (By William Shakespeare)
“I was within a hair’s-breadth of the last opportunity for pronouncement, and I found with humiliation that probably I would have nothing to say.” (The Importance of Being Earnest (By Oscar Wilde)
“the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life”
“Devil, do you dare approach me?”
“Begone, vile insect!”
1)“I beheld the wretch—the miserable monster whom I had created”
Mary Shelley
2)“Mr. Grumps doesn't want to listen to anyone, and definitely doesn’t want to help anyone.”
Simile
3)O my Luve’s like a red, red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve’s like the melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in tune.
A Red, Red Rose (Robert Burns)
4)«A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.»
Horseradish (Lemony Snicket)
