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Stylistic syntax EM elipsis Definition Omission from a syntactical construction of one or more words which might be clearly understood

from # brea$ in speech% while the thought is not completed EM based on the reduction of sentence structure Functions and stylistic effect 1) to give speech characteristics; ) to emphasi!e some facts ") to imitate spontaneity &o show the spea$er's inability or unwillingness to finish the utterance Examples 1) Not him, sir. Too pleased with himself. 2) The robbery. Long ago. Very valuable emerald. re you ! are you and "aul... #t $an%t be ! you don%t mean...&

aposiopesis

(ominative sentences asyndeton EM ,epetition 1"-

One)member sentences with a noun% a prepositional noun)phrase or an adverb Deliberate avoidance of con+unctions used to connect sentences% clauses or words Definition ,eiteration of the same word or phrase 1in close succession adding other words "beginning 2end /end 2 beginning 1combination of catch repetitions ,epetition of homogeneous parts 3uperfluous repetition of semantically identical words or phrases ,epetition of con+unctions in close succession 1do it is smb5smth who5that "it is then that /it is by5with5through smth that 3entences or phrases inserted into a structure without being grammaticslly connected

/1Enumeration 3yntactic tautology 4olysyndeton

Ordinary Extended Framing.ri ng) 0atch chain

1) to increase the dynamism of narration; 1) remar'able woman ! a dangerous ) to ac*uaint the reader with the place or bac$ground of woman. No waiting ! no preparation. an action 2) Three blo$'s more. nother three blo$'s &o create a certain rhythmical arrangement% to ma$e the (ho ma'es fame) *riti$s, writers, narrative measured% energetic and tense sto$'bro$'ers, women EM based on the redundancy of sentence structure Functions and stylistic effect Examples &o lay an emphatic stress on certain parts of the 1) +he tal'ed, and tal'ed and tal'ed. utterance 2) "ain, even slight pain, tends to isolate. ,) # spo'e, nobody listened, but # spo'e. -) #%m afraid, afraid that he may see me. .) smile $ame to his fa$e, the smile e/tended into laugh, the laugh into roar. &o emphasise the whole utterance &o lay stress on a certain part of the sentence &o ma$e the utterance more rhythmical% &o emphasi!e more important information &o intensify or contrast any part of the sentence% giving it an emotive charge # found there $oo's, maids, servants. The widow 0ouglas, she too' me for her son They were eating and drin'ing and shouting and laughing 1) # do 'now it. 2) #t was he who has done it. ,) #t was then that "oirot re$eived a note. -) #t%s through the window that he $ame in. 1) 1ut don%t ! he wagged his finger at me ! say a word to anyone else. 2) 2e laughed ! not loud ! and said 2i&. ,) The dog ! a shapeless monster in the night ! bar'ed terrifi$ally. Examples 1) 3rom behind $ame ndrew%s voi$e. 2) +traight into the arms of the poli$e they will go. There was a world of anti$ipation in her voi$e, and of $onfiden$e too. 3ormidable and ponderous, he arose. Examples 1) The door4bell didn%t ring. The telephone bell didn%t ring. 2) # want to see 5orgensens together at home. # want to see 6a'awlay. # want to see +tudsy 1ur'e.& 2e sat and wat$hed me. # sat and wat$hed him. 7rgo, she didn%t. 7rgo, there never was su$h a bet. 2e adores her. # 'now. 2e won%t leave her. # 'now. Examples nd then $ame the horrible thought, was she right) Examples 1) 2is wife had told him that he was getting a habit of it. *urious things, habits. 2) #t angered him finally. (ith a $urious sort of anger The day was $lear and we de$ided to $limb the mountain.

Emphatic construction

4arenthetic clauses

Exemplification% deliberation or reference 1) creating two layers of narrative; ) emphasising a fact ") exemplifying certain points

3eparation of a secondary part of a sentence &o emphasise it SD based on formal and semantic interaction of syntactical constructions 3D Definition Functions and stylistic effect 4arallelism ,epetition in close succession of the constructions formed by a &o create a certain rhythm of narration 1) similar syntactical pattern complete 1) syntactical pattern of the sentence that follows is completely ) partial similar to the preceding one ) either the beginning or the end of several neighbouring sentences are structurally similar chiasmus ,eversed parallelism &o emphasise this or that part of an utterance% to brea$ the rhythm and monotony of parallelism anaphora ,epetition of words or phrases at the beginning of succeeding 0ontributes greatly to creating a certain sentences or clauses rhythm of narration epiphora ,epetition of the final words or word)groups in succeeding sentences &o emphasise% to create rhythm of narration or clauses SD based on the transposition of syntactical meaning 3D Definition Functions and stylistic effect ,hetorical *uestions (egative or affirmative statements rather than *uestions% possible answers being implied in the *uestion itself

EM 6nversion 1) complete ) partial 3eparation .syntactical split) Detachment

EM based on the violation of the word-order Definition Functions and stylistic effect 7iolation of the word order within a sentence8 &o add to a sentence an emotive and emphatic 1) comprising of principal parts of the sentence colouring ) influencing the secondary parts of the sentence 3plitting of the noun)phrase by the attribute &o emphasise the separated phrase #d+unct which is removed from the word it modifies

9elp to describe of the the character's inner state% his5her meditations and reflections SD based on the transformation of types and means of syntactic connection 3D Definition Functions and stylistic effect parcellation # deliberate brea$ of the sentence structure into 6s typical of collo*uial speech two or more isolated parts% separated by a pause or 1) specification of some concepts or facts a period ) characteri!ation of the personage's emotional state ") description of the events or giving the personage's portrayal :sage of coordination instead of subordination and 9elps the author to show different planes of subordination instead of coordination narration

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