Rhetorical Devices
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1.1Alliteration
1.1.1Definition
The word “alliteration” derives from Latin, meaning “repeating and playing upon the same letter”. It is the repetition of initial consonant in two or more words.
1.1.2Examples
(1)The great and good do not die even in this world. (- Companionship of Books)
(2)Love me, love my dog. (- Companionship of Books)
(3)The preacher preached a wonderful rhythmical rmon, all moans and shouts and lonely cries and dire pictures of hell, and then he sang a song about the ninety and nine safe in the fold, but one little lamb was left out in the cold. (-Salvation)
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1.1.3Analysis
In the three ntence, “good” and “great”， “love” and “love”, and “ preacher” and “preached” all have initial consonants; that means they are the repetitions of initial consonants in two words, so the sound rhymes are made in the three ntences. All in all, the alliterations are ud in the three ntences.
1.2Assonance
1.2.1Definition
Assonance is the repetition or remblance of vowel sounds in the stresd syllables of a quence of words, preceded and followed by different consonants. Assonance also refers to the likeness of sound in a ries of words.
1.2.2Examples
(1)My aunt told me that when you were saved you saw a light罚款通告范文, and something happened to you inside! And Jesus came into your子姜焖鸭 life! (-Salvation)
(2)It also enshrines the germs of action, for good words almost always inspire to good works.
(- Companionship of Books)
1.2.3Analysis
(1)In the first ntence, in the “light”, the “inside”, and the “life”, the vowel sound “I[ai]”—in the stresd syllables is repeated, so the euphony is created and also it is followed by different consonants, so the assonance is applied.
(2)In the cond ntence, the “words” and the “works” have the likeness of sound—[wɜː], the partial–rhyme is made, so the figure of speech of this ntence is assonance.
1.3Consonance
1.3.1Definition
Consonance comes from Latin, meaning “to harmonize”. It refers to the repetition of the fi武林春
nal and identical consonants who preceding vowels are different.
1.3.2Examples
(1)My Stroke of Luck. (--My Stroke of Luck.)
(2)Yet it is often misunderstood and misinterpreted, for language is a very complicated mechanism with a great deal of magnitudes. (-Gender Bias in Language)
(3)Almost without fail the masculine word is put before the feminine word. For example, Mr. and Mrs., his and hers, boys and girls, men and women, kings and queens, brothers and sisters, guys and dolls and host and hostess are all commonplace in today s society.
(-Gender Bias in Language)
1.3.3Analysis
In the first phra, the sounds of “ke” and “k” are same; in the cond ntence, the soun
ds of the “d” are repeated; in the last ntence, the sounds of the “s” are the same. The consonances are ud in the phra and the two ntences to make them more metrical.
1.4Pun
1.4.1Definition
Pun is, in nature, a word–play. A pun involves the u of a polymous word to suggest two or more meanings, commonly literal meaning versus figurative meaning, or involves the u of homonyms.
1.4.2Examples
(1)For I was then his vision, as I am still his right hand. Literally, I was (what he often called me) the 我喜欢的一个人apple of his eye. He saw nature -- he saw books through me. (-Jane Eyre)
教师个人年度工作总结(2)If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang parately. (-Benjamin Franklin)
1.4.3Analysis
(1)In the first ntence, the sounds “I” and the “eye” are the same. Literally, I help him e something, but figuratively, I am his eyes, and I am the apple in his eye—I am very important, so the pun is ud and produces a witty effect from the juxtaposition of meanings.
(2)In the cond ntence, the first “hang” means “unit”, but the latter “hang” means “being killed”-one word suggests two meanings. The pun is ud and both of the humorous effect and witty effect are created.
1.5Repetition
1.5.1Definition
Repetition is a powerful rhetorical device which creates good rhythm and parallelism to make the language musical, emphatic, attractive and memorable.
1.5.2Examples
(1)Then he said: 'Won't you come? Won't you come to Jesus? Young lambs, won't you come?" (-Salvation)曲断
