grows cold...MacNiece). It may also appear in the form of stringing together lines beginning with the same sound, or syllable, or word (He the strongest of all mortals, he the mightiest among many... Longfellow) According to the arrangement of rhymes in stanzas, rhymes fall into: · Couplets--when two lines are rhythmically linked by the final rhyme (a a) · Cross rhymes--a b a b · Frame rhymes--a b b a · Monorhymes--a a a a a a Blank verse--no rhyme 8. Lexical stylistic devices Lexical stylistic devices are structures in which the meaning becomes primary. 1) SD-s based on the interaction of lexical and contextual meaning. Metaphor--a hidden comparison, achieved by likening one object to another. The word is used in a figurative meaning. Some metaphors are dead because the image has faded because of long usage and they are not stylistic devices. (the neck of a bottle; face freezes)
It connects the end of a line with the beginning of the next one by similar sound combinations. Head rhyme may appear in the form of stringing together lines beginning with the same sound, or syllable, or word. According to the arrangement of rhymes in stanzas, rhymes fall into: 1. couplets - when two lines are rhythmically linked by the final rhyme (marked a a); 2. triple rhymes or triplets (a a a); 3. cross rhymes (a b a b); 4. framing rhymes (a b b a); 5. monorhymes (a a a a ...) 8. LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES (LSD) I. LSD based on the interaction of lexical contextual and meaning 1. Metaphor here lexical and contextual meaning is based on the similarity of two notions and thus metaphor is hidden comparison: one word is used instead of another because objects or things have something in common. A metaphor is powerful to create images. The image
sound combinations. Head rhyme may appear in the form of stringing together lines beginning with the same sound, or syllable, or word. According to the arrangement of rhymes in stanzas, rhymes fall into: 1. couplets - when two lines are rhythmically linked by the final rhyme (marked a a); 2. triple rhymes or triplets (a a a); 3. cross rhymes (a b a b); 4. framing rhymes (a b b a); 5. monorhymes (a a a a ...) The rhyme scheme may assume different patterns, allowing for a delay of the expected rhyme which creates a kind of poetic suspense and stirs the reader emotionally. Rhyme is an essential feature, of classical poetry. LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES (LSD) I. LSD based on the interaction of lexical contextual and meaning 1. Metaphor in metaphor lexical and contextual meaning is based on the similarity of two