Aug 8, 2012

Miscellany: Point Out the Stylistic Devices Used

Miscellany: Point Out the Stylistic Devices Used 1) "You have heard of Jefferson Brick I see, Sir, " — quoth the Co/one/ with a smile. "England has heard of Jefferson Brick. Europe has heard of Jefferson Brick ". (Dickens) 2) but who would scorn the month of June, Because December, with his breath so hoary, Must come? (Byron)
3) He ordered a bottle of the worst possible port wine, at the highest possible price. (Dickens) 4) Stoney smiled the sweet smile of an alligator. (Steinbeck) 5) And yet will you tell me that I oughtn 't to go into society? I, who shower money upon it in this way ? I, who might be almost said to —to — to harness myself to a watering cart full of money, and go about, saturating society, every day of my life? (Dickens) 6) He already had a car — a large car — an expensive car. In that car and no other he proposed to continue his journey back to town. (Christie) 7) Mother Nature always blushes before disrobing. (Y. Esar) 8) It's only an adopted child. One I have told her of. One I'm going to give the name to. (Dickens)
9) Richard said that he would work his fingers to the bone for Ada, and Ada said that she would work her fingers to the bone for Richard. (Dickens) 10) The mechanics were underpaid, and underfed, and overworked. (J. Aldridge) 11) Men 'stalk was better than women's. Never food, never babies, never sickness, but people, what happened, the reason. Not the state of the house, but the state of the Army... Not what spoilt the washing, but who spilled the beans. (D. du Maurier) 12) Swan had taught him much. The great kindly Swede had taken him under his wing. (E. Ferber)