stylistic devices Flashcards

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Enter the amazing, thrilling, breathtaking world of fantasy

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accumulation

Absicht: Die Betonung/Darstellung eines Themas/ einer Idee

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2
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Girls power leaves lazy lads lagging behind

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alliteration

Absicht: Die Fokussierung wichtiger Aspekte

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3
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We will not… we will not… we will not…

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Anaphora

Absicht: Die Betonung einer Idee/ eines Themas/ eines Statements

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4
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Some books are to be tasted others to be swallowed and some to be chewed and digested

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Climax

Absicht: Die Fokussierung auf wichtige Aspekte/ Erreichen eines komischen/ ironischen Effekts

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5
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He showed them all the weapons. And there were many. (weapons weggelassen)

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elipsis

Absicht: Die Betonung des Wortes/ der ausgelassenen Wörter

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6
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Not only teachers but also pupils, their friends and families were fascinated

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enumeration

Absicht: Der Beweis eines Statemants/ den Leser durch Bespiele überzeugen.

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7
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He passed away (statt: He has died)

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Euphemism

Absicht: Die negative Qualität von etwas Unangenehmen zu verstecken

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8
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This old man is a thousand years old!

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Hyperbole

Absicht: Den Leser zu überzeugen, eine Meinung zu betonen

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9
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Never have I seen something like that! (Statt: I have never seen something like that!)

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inversion (Umkehrung der üblichen Wortstellung)

Absicht: Die Betonung des Verbs/ Adverbs, das an den Anfang rückt.

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10
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Donald Trump is an honorable man!

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irony

Absicht: zu unterhalten, auf lebhafte/ humorvolle Weise, zu informieren, Kritik zu äußern

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11
Q

All the world‘s a stage

And alle the men and women merely players

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Metaphor

Absicht: Der Vergleich zweier Sachen und die Verdeutlichung ähnlicher Faktoren

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12
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Women represent the triumph or matter over mind just as men represent the triumph mind over morals

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parallelism

Durch die ungewöhnliche Struktur, den Leser unterhalten, Interessen zu gewinnen.

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