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The document outlines key concepts in stylistics and discourse analysis, emphasizing the importance of grammar, logic, and rhetoric in language studies. It details various poetic and literary devices, including phonological, lexical, syntactic, and discourse devices, with examples for each. Additionally, it discusses elements such as foregrounding, motifs, plot twists, themes, and diction in literary writing.

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Session 11

The document outlines key concepts in stylistics and discourse analysis, emphasizing the importance of grammar, logic, and rhetoric in language studies. It details various poetic and literary devices, including phonological, lexical, syntactic, and discourse devices, with examples for each. Additionally, it discusses elements such as foregrounding, motifs, plot twists, themes, and diction in literary writing.

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SESSION 11: LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY – LANGUAGE

RESEARCH – STYLISTICS AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

The Trivium of the Greeks


1. Grammar
2. Logic
3. Rhetoric – the most notable predecessor of stylistics

Foregrounding – an artistically motivated deviation


Motif in literary writing – image or idea repeated throughout a work or
several works of literature
Plot twist – element of surprise or a twist in ending
Theme – main insight, central idea, or universal truth found in literary work
Diction – writing style adopted by the author w/c is revealed in his/her word
choice

POETIC AND LITERARY DEVICES UNDER STYLISTICS


Phonological / Sound Devices
1. Alliteration – Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
2. Assonance – Repetition of vowel sounds.
Example: The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
3. Consonance – Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of
words.
Example: Blank and think, strong and string.
4. Onomatopoeia – Words imitating sounds.
Example: Buzz, hiss, splash.
5. Rhyme – Repetition of similar sounds, usually at line ends.
6. Rhythm and Meter – Patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Lexical / Word-Level & Semantic Devices
1. Simile – Comparison using like or as.
Example: Her smile was like sunshine.
2. Metaphor – Direct comparison without like or as.
Example: Time is a thief.
3. Personification – Giving human traits to non-human things.
Example: The wind whispered secrets.
4. Hyperbole – Deliberate exaggeration.
Example: I’ve told you a million times.
5. Symbolism – Using symbols to represent ideas.
Example: A dove symbolizes peace.
6. Oxymoron – Two contradictory terms together.
Example: Deafening silence.
7. Irony – Expressing the opposite of what is meant.
Example: What a pleasant day! (in a storm)
8. Paradox – A contradictory statement that holds truth.
Example: Less is more.
9. Metonymy – Using something closely related to represent the whole.
Example: The crown = monarchy.
10. Synecdoche – A part represents the whole or vice versa.
Example: All hands on deck = sailors.

Syntactic / Structural Devices


1. Parallelism – Repetition of similar grammatical structures.
Example: Easy come, easy go.
2. Repetition – Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
Example: And miles to go before I sleep.
3. Inversion (Anastrophe) – Reversal of normal word order.
Example: Strong you are.
Discourse / Organizational Devices
1. Imagery – Language appealing to the senses.
Example: The golden sun dipped below the horizon.
2. Narrative Voice – Point of view in storytelling (first, third person, etc.).
3. Intertextuality – Reference to other texts for meaning.

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