Graphic. Punctuation
Phonetic Stylistic Devices
English Vocabulary
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Practice Section
Task 1
Define the schemes:
1. My dearest daughter, at your feet I fall.
2. In plunged she boldly
No matter how coldly
The rough river was…
3. A dog (not a fox) is an animal that barks.
4. And he walked slowly again along the river-an evening of clear, quiet beauty, all harmony and comfort, except within his heart.
5. Hear me, my mother Earth! behold it, Heaven!-
Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
Have I not suffered things to be forgiven?
6. Inhuman piercing shrieks that could not be produced by a manly set of vocal organs - simply indecent, terrifying, humiliating screams…such as women omit when they see ghost or caterpillars.
7. Pleasure’s a sin, and sometimes sin’s a pleasure.
8. The sound of loud music drowned out the sound of burglary.
9.The telephone rang and rang but nobody answered.
10.The poetry of earth is never dead…
The poetry of earth is ceasing never…
Task 2
Define the schemes:
1.The principle production of those towns are soldiers, sailors, Jews, chalk, shrimps, officers and dock-yard-men.
2. Little by little, bit by bit, and day by day, and year by year the baron got the worst of some disputed questions.
3. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
4. Bicket did not answer his throat felt too dry.
5. The heaviest rain, and snow, and hail, and sleet, could boast over him in only one respect.
6. Too black for heaven, and yet too white for the hell.
7.I came, I saw, I conquered.
8. We’ve reached a point of great decision, not just for our nation, not only for all humanity, but for life upon the Earth.
9. It was an afternoon to dream. And she took out Jon’s letters.
10.He was not a gentle lamb.
11.My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun…
Task 3
Define the schemes:
1. What difference if it rained, hailed, blew, snowed, cycloned?
2.For East is East, and West is West…
3. Hullo, Prendy, old wine-skin! How are things with you?
Admirable, said Mr.Prendergrast. I have never had them better. I have just caned twenty-three boys.
4. Him, of all things! Him! Never!
5. In he got and away they went.
6. To march about you would not like us?
7. There isn’t going to be room for nice people any more. It’s ended, it’s all over, it’s dead.
2. Little by little, bit by bit, and day by day, and year by year the baron got the worst of some disputed questions.
3. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
4. Bicket did not answer his throat felt too dry.
5. The heaviest rain, and snow, and hail, and sleet, could boast over him in only one respect.
6. Too black for heaven, and yet too white for the hell.
7.I came, I saw, I conquered.
8. We’ve reached a point of great decision, not just for our nation, not only for all humanity, but for life upon the Earth.
9. It was an afternoon to dream. And she took out Jon’s letters.
10.He was not a gentle lamb.
11.My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun…
Task 3
Define the schemes:
1. What difference if it rained, hailed, blew, snowed, cycloned?
2.For East is East, and West is West…
3. Hullo, Prendy, old wine-skin! How are things with you?
Admirable, said Mr.Prendergrast. I have never had them better. I have just caned twenty-three boys.
4. Him, of all things! Him! Never!
5. In he got and away they went.
6. To march about you would not like us?
7. There isn’t going to be room for nice people any more. It’s ended, it’s all over, it’s dead.
