3 . Read and define the periphrasis examples. Explain their meaning
«Delia was studying under Rosenstock — you know his repute as a disturber of the piano keys». 2. The hospital was crowded with the surgically interesting products of the fighting in Africa. 3. I understand you are poor, and wish to earn money by nursing the little boy, my son, who has so prematurely deprived of what can never be replaced.
A
llusion
is
a brief reference to some literary
or historical event commonly
known. The speaker (writer) is not explicit about what he means: he
merely mentions some detail of what he thinks analogous in fiction
or history to the topic discussed. The
Lion and the Unicorn ….
4. Read and define the allusion examples. Explain their meaning
Americans presented their Trojan horse.
Who is going to be the next Noah?
It looks like Titanic.
Read an extract out of Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”. What allusion is made here? What for?
“Learnèd Faustus, to find the secrets of astronomy Graven in the book of Jove’s high firmament, Did mount him up to scale Olympus’ top, Where, sitting in a chariot burning bright, Drawn by the strength of yokèd dragons’ necks, He views the clouds, the planets, and the stars.”
M etaphorical antonomasia is the use of the name of a historical, literary, mythological or biblical personage applied to a person whose characteristic features resemble those of the well-known original. You are such a Don Juan!
5. What kind of person are you if you are called …
T arzan * Solomon * Casanova * Beowulf * Rembrandt * Judas * Aristotle * Cicero * Gandhi * Beckham * Einstein
orator * brainy * a philanderer * Betrayer* wild * peace maker * a wise man * footballer * a hero * an artist * a philosopher
SPEAKING NAMES
T
here
are three doctors in an illness like yours. I don’t mean only
myself, my partner and the radiologist who does your X-rays, the
three I’m referring to are Dr.
Rest, Dr. Diet and Dr. Fresh Air.
Translate the following examples of the speaking names
Mr. What’s-his-name, Mr. Owl Eyes, Colonel Slidebottom, Lady Teazle, Mr. Surface, Miss Tomboy, Miss Sarcastic, Miss Sneerface, Lady Bracknell
FIGURES OF QUALITY: Metaphorical group
M etaphor is a transfer of the name of an object to another object on the basis of similarity, likeness, affinity of the two objects.
A puppet government – a government that is manipulated
b y a foreign power for its own interests.
Match the points characterizing life in comparison with journey
journey |
life |
the travelers |
events in life beginning from the birth |
the vehicle |
career choices |
the journey |
life itself |
the distance covered |
illnesses |
obstacles met |
the people who live |
decisions about where to go |
the age of the person |
Personification is consists in attributing life and mind to inanimate things.
The sun peeked happily out of the cloud.