Stylistic Devices in a poster Thread poster: TranslatorZlo
| | Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 01:25 Member (2008) Italian to English
I'm puzzled by the question. Everything in the poster is a stylistic device. | | | DZiW (X) Ukraine English to Russian + ...
First, there're different classifications (theories), so the results and definitions may vary. Second, we were taught there're three main stylistic/expression devices: (1) phonetic, (2) lexical, and (3) syntactic ones, let alone (4) the graphical level--a picture, amending the meaning. Third, it's but a concoction of stylistic means and devices of different proportions--from a metaphor, a metonymy, a simile, and a hyperbola to a periphrasis and even euphemism or maxima.... See more First, there're different classifications (theories), so the results and definitions may vary. Second, we were taught there're three main stylistic/expression devices: (1) phonetic, (2) lexical, and (3) syntactic ones, let alone (4) the graphical level--a picture, amending the meaning. Third, it's but a concoction of stylistic means and devices of different proportions--from a metaphor, a metonymy, a simile, and a hyperbola to a periphrasis and even euphemism or maxima. Why, I still remember a strident text about Vodka shaped as a bottle. ▲ Collapse | | |
I need to find here something like metaphor, pun, irony etc but there seem to be nothing in here, I hoped that maybe somebody would see anything | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Stylistic Devices in a poster CafeTran Espresso | You've never met a CAT tool this clever!
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