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# The next task

> Hello everybody!Today I`m going to tell you about periphrasis and its types, and hyperbole. ...

Hello everybody!Today I`m going to tell you about periphrasis and its types, and hyperbole.

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**Periphrasis-** The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution; or, conversely, the use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.

**Examples: **

*In the TV show "Dinosaurs" the infant dino called his father, "Not-the-Mama."** *

*He's no Fabio to look at; but then, he's no Woody Allen, either.*

*Said of Aristotle: "The prince of Peripatetics" —Angel Day*

 

**Hyperbole-** is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. As a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is frequently used for humour.

- They ran like **greased lightning**.

- He's got **tons of money**.

- Her brain is the size of a **pea**.

- He is **older than the hills**.

- I will **die** if she asks me to dance.

- She is as big as an **elephant**!

- I'm so hungry I could eat a **horse**.

- I have told you a **million** times not to lie!

 

An **UNDERSTATEMEN**T is the opposite of a **HYPERBOLE**. It is when the speaker or writer makes something sound less important than it really is. They wish to make something that is very important into something normal or unimportant.

**Examples:**

*“Tis only a flesh wound!”*

*"Cannibalism is frowned upon in most societies." - In 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'*

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VghA6U3ymo&noredirect=1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VghA6U3ymo&noredirect=1)

**Zeugma- **is a figure of speech in which two or more parts of a sentence are joined with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and parallelism, the balance of several words or phrases.

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- "You held your breath and the door for me."

- He lost his coat and his temper.

- She opened the door and her heart to the orphan.

- "You held your breath and the door for me."

- The addict kicked the habit and then the bucket.

- He milked the situation and the cow.

- She stayed his execution and at the hotel.

- He played for keeps and money

 
 
 

**Pun:** A word or words, which are formed or sounded alike, but have

different meaning; to have more than one possible meaning. (Using

that pencil is pointless.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DNjbbwriSI

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- A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was ticketed for littering.

- In the winter my dog wears his coat, but in the summer he wears his coat and pants.

- A man walks into a psychiatrist’s office wearing only shorts made of plastic wrap. The shrink says, “Well, I can clearly see you’re nuts.”

- Santa’s helpers are subordinate Clauses.

 

**Irony** is an instinctively recognized Stylistic Device, the nature of which is not fully studied. This device is also based on the simultaneous realization of two logical meanings – dictionary and contextual ones, but the two meaning stand in opposition to each other. That is, a word with a positive meaning is used to denote something negative and vice versa.

 

**For example:** must be delightful to find oneself in a foreign country without a penny in one's pocket.

 

**Irony is generally used to convey:**

- Negative meaning or emotion: Favoured country! – they let the paupers go to sleep!

- Irritation and dissatisfaction: What a noble illustration of the tender laws of this.

- Displeasure: Thank you very much for trumping my ace!

[http://www.glogster.com/funnyseanyu/ap-english-poster-5-verbal-irony/g-6lb3isgguikt7lm54gc5fa0](http://www.glogster.com/funnyseanyu/ap-english-poster-5-verbal-irony/g-6lb3isgguikt7lm54gc5fa0)

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