Учебно-методический комплекс по учебной дисциплине «стилистика» для специальности «современные иностранные языки (перевод)»

ordinary repetition …a, …a…, a…(
has no definite place in the sentence and 
the repeated unit occurs in various positions; ordinary repetition emphasizes both the 
logical and the emotional meanings of the reiterated unit).
 
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successive repetition … a, a, a … 
is a string of closely following each other 
reiterated units; this is the most emphatic type of repetition, it signifies the peak of the 
speaker’s / writer’s emotions.
 
Synonym repetition.
The repetition of the same idea by using synonymous words and 
phrases which by adding a slightly different nuance of meaning intensify the impact of the 
utterance.: there are two terms frequently used to show the negative attitude of the critic to 
all kinds of synonym repetition: a) 
pleonasm 
– the use of more words in a sentence than are 
necessary to express the meaning; redundancy of expression; b) 
tautology 
- defined as the 
repetition of the same statement; the repetition of the same word or phrase or of the same 
idea or statement in the other words; usually as a fault of style. 
Climax (gradation of emphatic growing in strength, in Greek means “ladder
”) - 
consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of increasing importance, 
weight or emphasis. E.g. 
What differences if it rained, hailed blew, snowed, cycloned? 
Anti-climax 
(back gradation – instead of a few elements growing in intensity without 
relief there unexpectedly appears a weak or contrastive element that makes the statement 
humorous or ridiculous). E.g. 
the woman who could face the very devil himself or a mouse – 
goes all to pieces in front of a flash of lightning
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LECTURE 6