Inglise keele stilistika
incompatible adjectives.
e.g Do you mean to say that she is still a virgin ?
(Here the emotional pause corresponds to the dash and strenghthens the character's disbelief)
Thus, pauses may be marked in the text and may be introduced by the speaker.
Orchestration (euphony)
Both oral and written speech may be characterized, when approached consciously by the
speaker/writer, by orchestration, i.e the the choice of words with respect to acoustic properties
of soundsm their sequence and repetition. Due to their acoustic features sounds may evoke
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certain feelings, ideas, images. Another term for this phenomenon is euphony (Gk. ,,pleasant
to the ear").
Phonetic stylistic devices
Onomatopoeia (sound imitation, echo-writing)
Is a combination of sounds which suggests acoustic features of objects or actions. E.g buzz,