Metaphor. Metonymy. Irony. Epithet. Oxymoron. Antonomasia.
Simile. Periphrasis. Euphemism. Hyperbole.
I.
Answer the questions:
1.
What is the linguistic nature of the metaphor?
2.
What are the sources of metonymy?
3.
Speak about the functions of irony.
4. What types of meaning are involved in the origin of epithet?
5. What is the linguistic character of oxymoron?
6. On what meanings of a word is antonomasia based?
7. What are the stylistic functions of simile?
II.
Give the definition of periphrases, euphemisms, hyperbole.
III. State the stylistic function and the structure of the following
metaphor. Find the trite and genuine metaphors. Define the cases of
sustained metaphors.
1. He heard the engine of the taxi die out along the street.
2. Then Mor craning his neck backwards, saw two dark shapes
clinging to the tower. A claw of fear contracted slowly about Mor’s
heart.
3. He paused for his face clouded immediately.
4. His enormous hand could cup the back of her head in his palm.
5. We could hear the cheery chatter of our knives.
6. It was a hot day. The two windows opened upon the distant murmur
of London. The burning sun of July danced on the rosy and gray water
of the Thames.
IV.
Bring your own examples to the each lexical SD.
V.
Reveal the stylistic function of these SDs and translate
sentences
1. The school was already trooping into the gym.
2. This naturally led to some pleasant chat about sciatica, fever, chills,
lung diseases… and bronchits.
3. It’s the light that makes her this so awfully beautiful and
mysterious.
4. What a glorious mess!
5. We worked for five-and –twenty minutes, and did four potatoes.
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