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any expression which implies a transference of meaning | any expression which implies a transference of meaning | ||
| − | + | ==Simile== | |
| − | ''' | + | explicit/overt comparison, ‘as’, ‘like’. '''Example''': I wandered lonely as a cloud (Wordsworth). |
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| − | + | ==Metaphor== | |
| − | ''' | + | implicit/covert comparison without the usage of 'as' or 'like'. '''Example''': Achilles is a lion in battle (lion= vehicle; Achilles = tenor) |
| + | *The Concretive Metaphor: something abstract is turned concrete. '''Example''': | ||
| + | *The Animistic Metaphor: something inanimate is given an animate characteristic, '''Example''': | ||
| + | *The Humanizing ('Antropomorphic') Metaphor: something not human is given a human characteristic, '''Example''': | ||
| + | *The Synaesthetic Metaphor: a mix of different senses, '''Example''': | ||
| + | *Extended Metaphor: dwelling in the realm of one image. '''Example''': O who shall from thi sdungeon raise/ A soul enslaved so may ways/ With bolts of bones, that fettered stands/ In feet: and manacled in hands (Marvell). | ||
| + | *Compound Metaphor: a combination of several metaphors which come from different images but keeping a thread. '''Example''': | ||
| + | *Mixed Metaphor: a combination of several metaphors which come from different images, may seem funny or confusing. '''Example''': To be, or not to be: that is the question:/ Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer/ The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune./ Or to take arms agaist a sea of troubles/ And by opposing end them ('''Hamlet'''). | ||
| − | + | ==Metonymy== | |
| − | '''Symbol''': | + | replaces one expression by another, which has a spatial, temporal, or logical connection with it. |
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| + | '''Example''': I'll have a glass or two. | ||
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| + | ==Synecdoche== | ||
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| + | a part stands for the whole, or vice versa. | ||
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| + | '''Example''': The Vatican has commented on recent events. | ||
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| + | ==Allegory== | ||
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| + | a set of analogies. | ||
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| + | '''Example''': 'Justice' as a woman with sword, balance and eye patch. | ||
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| + | ==Symbol== | ||
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| + | an object which is assigned an underlying meaning. | ||
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| + | '''Example''': It was the nightingale, and not the lark (Shakespeare, R&J). | ||
[[Category:Handout|Poetry]] | [[Category:Handout|Poetry]] | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 7 April 2007
Contents
Tropes (Tropen)
any expression which implies a transference of meaning
Simile
explicit/overt comparison, ‘as’, ‘like’. Example: I wandered lonely as a cloud (Wordsworth).
Metaphor
implicit/covert comparison without the usage of 'as' or 'like'. Example: Achilles is a lion in battle (lion= vehicle; Achilles = tenor)
- The Concretive Metaphor: something abstract is turned concrete. Example:
- The Animistic Metaphor: something inanimate is given an animate characteristic, Example:
- The Humanizing ('Antropomorphic') Metaphor: something not human is given a human characteristic, Example:
- The Synaesthetic Metaphor: a mix of different senses, Example:
- Extended Metaphor: dwelling in the realm of one image. Example: O who shall from thi sdungeon raise/ A soul enslaved so may ways/ With bolts of bones, that fettered stands/ In feet: and manacled in hands (Marvell).
- Compound Metaphor: a combination of several metaphors which come from different images but keeping a thread. Example:
- Mixed Metaphor: a combination of several metaphors which come from different images, may seem funny or confusing. Example: To be, or not to be: that is the question:/ Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer/ The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune./ Or to take arms agaist a sea of troubles/ And by opposing end them (Hamlet).
Metonymy
replaces one expression by another, which has a spatial, temporal, or logical connection with it.
Example: I'll have a glass or two.
Synecdoche
a part stands for the whole, or vice versa.
Example: The Vatican has commented on recent events.
Allegory
a set of analogies.
Example: 'Justice' as a woman with sword, balance and eye patch.
Symbol
an object which is assigned an underlying meaning.
Example: It was the nightingale, and not the lark (Shakespeare, R&J).
