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All stylistic means of a language can be divided into expressive means, which are used in some specific way, and special devices called stylistic devices. The expressive means of a language are those phonetic means, morphological forms, means of word-building, and lexical, phraseological and syntactical forms, all of which function in the language for emotional or logical intensification of the utterance. These intensifying forms of the language have been fixed in grammars and dictionaries. Some of them are normalized, and good dictionaries label them as intensifiers. In most cases they have corresponding neutral synonymous forms. Expressive means (EM) are those phonetic, morphological, word-building, lexical, phraseological and syntactical forms which exist in language-as-a-system for th…

“Periphrasis is the renaming of an object by a phrase that brings out some particular feature of the object.”For example, Jean nodded without turning and slid between two buses so that two drivers simultaneously used the same qualitative word. (H. G. Wells) The essence of the device is that it is decipherable only in context. If a Periphrasis is understandable outside the context it is not a Stylistic Device and it is called traditional, dictionary or language periphrasis. Here are some examples of well-known English periphrases: “my better half” (my wife), “a gentleman of the long robe” (a lower). I. Galperin distinguishes two types of Periphrasis: logical and figurative.“Logical Periphrasis is based of one of inherent properties or a passing feature of the object described as in “instru…

Metaphor are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. Authors use them to make their writing more interesting or entertaining. For instance:

1. Cindy was such a male. We couldn't get her to change her mind. (The metaphor compares Cindy to a male because she was very stubborn)
2. The poor rat didn't have a chance. Our old cat, a bolt of fighting, caught his prey. (The cat was compared to a bolt of lighting because he was very fast)
3. Even a child could carry my dog, Dogface, around for hours. He's such a feather. (This metaphor implies that Dogface is not heavy)

Metaphor are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. Authors use them to make their writing more interesting or entertaining. For instance:

1. Cindy was such a male. We couldn't get her to change her mind. (The metaphor compares Cindy to a male because she was very stubborn)
2. The poor rat didn't have a chance. Our old cat, a bolt of fighting, caught his prey. (The cat was compared to a bolt of lighting because he was very fast)
3. Even a child could carry my dog, Dogface, around for hours. He's such a feather. (This metaphor implies that Dogface is not heavy)