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This table shows that Wilde resorts to the use of lexical expressive means and stylistic devices more than to the use of syntactical ones. According to this table we can make a conclusion that lexical stylistic devices prevail in Wilde’s plays. The following table shows the frequency of the usage of the most used lexical EMs and SDs in O.Wilde’s plays. Table № 2 | № | EMs and SDs | The volume of the book(pp) | % | | 1 | Epigram and paradox | 360 | 30 % | | 2 | Irony and pun | 360 | 20% | | 3 | epithet | 360 | 16% | | 4 | metaphor | 360 | 11% | | 5 | simile | 360 | 10% | | 6 | hyperbole | 360 | 8% | | 7 | metonymy | 360 | 5% | Thus, we can see that Wilde pays much attention to epigrams and paradoxes which are his most favourite lexical stylistic devices. The next table shows the frequency of the usage of syntactical expressive means and stylistic devices in O.Wilde's plays. Table № 3 | № | EMs and SDs | The volume of the book(pp) | % | | 1 | antithesis | 360 | 28% | | 2 | Parallel constructions | 360 | 25% | | 3 | repetition | 360 | 20% | | 4 | chiasmus | 360 | 15% | | 5 | enumeration | 360 | 9% | | 6 | inversion | 360 | 3% |
Назва: Stylistic Features of Oscar Wilde’s Wrightings
Дата публікації: 2005-02-17 (14920 прочитано) |
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