This paper analyzes the effect of rhetorical devices, such as irony, sarcasm, parody, hyperbole, pun, antonomasia, etc., in dialogues of the American TV series The Big Bang Theory （2007） with an aim to help improve ...This paper analyzes the effect of rhetorical devices, such as irony, sarcasm, parody, hyperbole, pun, antonomasia, etc., in dialogues of the American TV series The Big Bang Theory （2007） with an aim to help improve English learners＇ awareness and appreciation of rhetorical means in English-based literary works. Instances are cited with the use of such rhetoric means in the dialogue transcriptions. It is discovered that integrated use of a variety of rhetorical devices is a significant means for vivid and impressive characterization in literature. Such an analysis is a rewarding journey on either an academic or entertainment basis, and a process of discovery and learning that may particularly be well-received with EFL （English as a Foreign Language） learners展开更多
This paper explores the existential problem in Seize the Day-the conflict between individuals and society in modern society.With a brief introduction of Saul Bellow and the novel,the paper emphasizes the analysis of t...This paper explores the existential problem in Seize the Day-the conflict between individuals and society in modern society.With a brief introduction of Saul Bellow and the novel,the paper emphasizes the analysis of the conflict and the sources of the conflict.Besides,Saul Bellow uses many rhetorical devices to intensify the conflict.The analysis of these rhetorical devices is beneficial for us to interpret and understand the true meaning of the novel.Through the study of Bellow’s vision and the novel’s metaphorical meaning,we may find an effective solution to the conflict that our human being is involved in,and realize the social values of this novel.展开更多
Aristotle’s famous theory on rhetoric(Logos,Pathos,Ethos,)is a cornerstone in public speech.The paper would focus on Ethos and its implement in rhetoric devices in public speech.It would make an analysis on Michelle ...Aristotle’s famous theory on rhetoric(Logos,Pathos,Ethos,)is a cornerstone in public speech.The paper would focus on Ethos and its implement in rhetoric devices in public speech.It would make an analysis on Michelle Obama’s farewell speech at the White House on its rhetorical applications in lexis,syntax,phonetics and gestures.From the paper,the readers can obtain some experiences for appreciating public speeches and the teachers can find more effective ways in composition teaching of public speech.展开更多
Within the theoretical framework of English rhetoric, this paper analyzes the effect of imagery as a rhetorical device by Jane Austenin the novel Pride and Prejudice （2006）. Instances are cited with the use of image...Within the theoretical framework of English rhetoric, this paper analyzes the effect of imagery as a rhetorical device by Jane Austenin the novel Pride and Prejudice （2006）. Instances are cited with the use of imagery respectively in character portraits, dialogues, and scenes. It proves that an integrated use of this rhetorical device is an important means for vivid and impressive accounts in literary works, for it helps to build up the context for characterization, presenting the characters alive and distinctive, and effectively reveal the theme of the novel, bringing about authentic feelings to readers.展开更多
As a modernist short story writer in the 20 thCentury,Katherine Mansfield is well known for her exquisite writing style.Her masterpiece,Miss Brill can be viewed as a perfect combination of her seriousness of art and h...As a modernist short story writer in the 20 thCentury,Katherine Mansfield is well known for her exquisite writing style.Her masterpiece,Miss Brill can be viewed as a perfect combination of her seriousness of art and high techniques of literary creation,which is reflected in her poetic style of the language.This thesis illustrates the poetic style of Miss Brill from two aspects,the use of rhetorical devices,and the symbolic meanings of images,intending to reveal the aesthetic and realistic meaning of this fiction.展开更多
William Shakespeare,an English poets, playwright and actor, is widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the Englishlanguage, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His works includes about 39 plays,154 sonne...William Shakespeare,an English poets, playwright and actor, is widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the Englishlanguage, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His works includes about 39 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and afew other verses.In his sonnets, Shakespeare employed many rhetorical devices to make the theme prominent.Sonnet 60 is one ex-ample. Through the analysis of the rhymes, rhyme scheme, and the rhetoric a device, this paper argues that time is destructive andcould not be preserved by anyone, and nothing will escape the destruction of time. Besides, analyzing the rhymes and the rhetoricdevices could improve one's reading comprehension and the ability to appreciate the literary works.展开更多
文摘This paper analyzes the effect of rhetorical devices, such as irony, sarcasm, parody, hyperbole, pun, antonomasia, etc., in dialogues of the American TV series The Big Bang Theory （2007） with an aim to help improve English learners＇ awareness and appreciation of rhetorical means in English-based literary works. Instances are cited with the use of such rhetoric means in the dialogue transcriptions. It is discovered that integrated use of a variety of rhetorical devices is a significant means for vivid and impressive characterization in literature. Such an analysis is a rewarding journey on either an academic or entertainment basis, and a process of discovery and learning that may particularly be well-received with EFL （English as a Foreign Language） learners
文摘This paper explores the existential problem in Seize the Day-the conflict between individuals and society in modern society.With a brief introduction of Saul Bellow and the novel,the paper emphasizes the analysis of the conflict and the sources of the conflict.Besides,Saul Bellow uses many rhetorical devices to intensify the conflict.The analysis of these rhetorical devices is beneficial for us to interpret and understand the true meaning of the novel.Through the study of Bellow’s vision and the novel’s metaphorical meaning,we may find an effective solution to the conflict that our human being is involved in,and realize the social values of this novel.
基金Project structure event schema and verb potential semantic two-level interaction researchThe humanities and social sciences research youth fund project in 2017 of ministry of education approval(Number:17YJC740130).
文摘Aristotle’s famous theory on rhetoric(Logos,Pathos,Ethos,)is a cornerstone in public speech.The paper would focus on Ethos and its implement in rhetoric devices in public speech.It would make an analysis on Michelle Obama’s farewell speech at the White House on its rhetorical applications in lexis,syntax,phonetics and gestures.From the paper,the readers can obtain some experiences for appreciating public speeches and the teachers can find more effective ways in composition teaching of public speech.
文摘Within the theoretical framework of English rhetoric, this paper analyzes the effect of imagery as a rhetorical device by Jane Austenin the novel Pride and Prejudice （2006）. Instances are cited with the use of imagery respectively in character portraits, dialogues, and scenes. It proves that an integrated use of this rhetorical device is an important means for vivid and impressive accounts in literary works, for it helps to build up the context for characterization, presenting the characters alive and distinctive, and effectively reveal the theme of the novel, bringing about authentic feelings to readers.
文摘As a modernist short story writer in the 20 thCentury,Katherine Mansfield is well known for her exquisite writing style.Her masterpiece,Miss Brill can be viewed as a perfect combination of her seriousness of art and high techniques of literary creation,which is reflected in her poetic style of the language.This thesis illustrates the poetic style of Miss Brill from two aspects,the use of rhetorical devices,and the symbolic meanings of images,intending to reveal the aesthetic and realistic meaning of this fiction.
文摘William Shakespeare,an English poets, playwright and actor, is widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the Englishlanguage, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His works includes about 39 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and afew other verses.In his sonnets, Shakespeare employed many rhetorical devices to make the theme prominent.Sonnet 60 is one ex-ample. Through the analysis of the rhymes, rhyme scheme, and the rhetoric a device, this paper argues that time is destructive andcould not be preserved by anyone, and nothing will escape the destruction of time. Besides, analyzing the rhymes and the rhetoricdevices could improve one's reading comprehension and the ability to appreciate the literary works.
