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title: "Phonetic and graphic stylistic devices"
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# Phonetic and graphic stylistic devices

> Onomatopoeia (sound imitation) is a combination of speech sounds which imitate sounds produced in na...

Onomatopoeia (sound imitation) is a combination of speech sounds which imitate sounds produced in nature (wind) by things (tools), by people (laughing), by animals (barking). ▲ *plink, plink, fizz.*

Direct onomatopoeia: words which imitate natural sounds. ▲ *buzz*. Indirect: combination of sounds which makes the sound of the utterance an echo of its sense. ▲ Камыши шуршат в тиши.

![Phonetic and graphic stylistic devices](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/ganieva92/VXY8E3fHa40m8ixbLcqxX9BXFw2228.jpg)

Alliteration: repetition of similar consonant sounds in close succession. ▲ *Functional, fashionable, formidable*.

![Phonetic and graphic stylistic devices](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/ganieva92/SCfs1Ws4kAN6Sp1Il00Sq3Nbj57nRe.jpg)

Assonance: repetition of similar vowel sounds, usually in stressed syllables. ▲ Grace, space,pace.

![Phonetic and graphic stylistic devices](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/ganieva92/vJn8Ngt2CiDSshEKNOsUsfYU6QJ6dO.jpg)

A phoneme has a strong associative and sound-instrumenting power. Due to its articulatory and acoustic properties certain ideas, feelings, images are awaken. It’s vivid in poetry. Euphony: produced by alliteration or assonance. Sense of ease and comfort in producing or hearing. ▲ *Favors unused are favors abused*. Euphony is created by the assonance of the vowels [ei, u:] and alliteration [zd] frequent in proverbs. Rhyme: repetition of identical or similar terminal sounds or sound combinations in words. ▲ *One, two, three, four, five. I caught a fish alive.* Assonance of vowel [ai].

![Phonetic and graphic stylistic devices](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/ganieva92/91Ru6bYgVv6IH7lfo2Yt1OqG5YAu74.jpg)

Rhythm: complex unit defined as a regular recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables (strong and weak elements) which determine the meter in poetry or the measured flow of words in prose.

▲ One, two, three, four. Mary at the cottage door.

Graphical expressive means include the use of punctuation, graphical arrangement of phrases, violation of type and spelling.

Graphon: the intentional violation of the generally accepted spelling used to reflect peculiarities of pronunciation or emotional state of the speaker. Types of graphon: multiplication, hyphenation, capitalization, apostrophe. Functions:
- to give the reader an idea about smth (level of education, emotional state, origin). – to attract attention. – to make smb memorize it. – to show smth, explain. Graphical means are popular with advertisers. They individualize speech of the character or advertising slogan. ▲ *A better stain getter*.▲ How do you spell relief? R-O-L-I-P-S – to make reader / listener to remember it.

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Source: [https://yvision.kz/post/phonetic-and-graphic-stylistic-devices-348785](https://yvision.kz/post/phonetic-and-graphic-stylistic-devices-348785)