Midterm test II on Discourse Analysis for the 2nd year students English language the first faculty Variant 11 (30 points) Total score Group 205 Name Tilovmurodov Nursulton Date

Midterm test II on Discourse Analysis for the 2nd year students English language the first faculty

Variant 11 (30 points)

Total score __________ Group 205

Name Tilovmurodov Nursulton Date 21.04.2020

Task I.Rhetorical devices:

Emotive language is word choice that is used to evoke emotion. Emotive language

could also be called emotional language.

 An innocent bystander was murdered in cold blood in Downtown Chicago.

 The words “innocent” and “murdered” and the phrase “in cold blood” are the

uses of emotive language in this sentence.

 A monster of a man violated an underage girl.

 The words “monster,” “violated,” and “underage” are the uses of emotive

language in this sentence.

 The defenseless victims were attacked in the cover of night.

 The phrases “defenseless victims” and “cover of night” and the word

“attacked” are the uses of emotive language in this sentence.

A rhetorical question is asked just for effect, or to lay emphasis on some point being

discussed, when no real answer is expected. A rhetorical question may have an obvious

answer, but the questioner asks it to lay emphasis to the point. In literature, a rhetorical

question is self-evident, and used for style as an impressive persuasive device.

Rhetorical questions, though almost needless or meaningless, seem a basic need of daily

language. Some common examples of rhetorical questions from daily life are as

follows:

 “Who knows?”

 “Are you stupid?”

 “Did you hear me?”

 “Ok?”

 “Why not?”

Mostly, it is easy to spot a rhetorical question because of its position in the sentence. It

occurs immediately after a comment made, and states the opposite of it. The idea again

is to make a point more prominent. Some rhetorical question examples are as follows.

Keep in mind that they are also called “tag questions” if used in everyday conversation.

 “It’s too hot today, isn’t it?“

 “The actors played the roles well, didn’t they?“

A balanced sentence is made up of two segments which are equal, not only in length,

but also in grammatical structure and meaning. It could be a periodic or cumulative

sentence. A reader finds both parts equal when he goes through such a sentence.

For instance, Abraham Lincoln, in his Gettysburg speech, “… government of the

people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” gives us an example of parallel forms. In writing, both parts are clearly parallel forms, and they

appear grammatically parallel. If there are multiple parts of a balanced sentence, then

they are separated by a semicolon or adjoining words, such as “but,” “or,” “and,” etc.

Since balanced sentences always have parallelism, writers need to use parallelism with

similar grammatical forms, structure, and word order.

Antithesis, which literally means “opposite,” is a rhetorical device in which two

opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. Antithesis

emphasizes the idea of contrast by parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or

clauses. The structures of phrases and clauses are similar, in order to draw the attention

of the listeners or readers. For example:

“Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man but a giant step for mankind.”

The use of contrasting ideas, “a small step” and “a giant step,” in the sentence above

emphasizes the significance of one of the biggest landmarks of human history.

Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to

make an idea clearer and more memorable. There are several types of repetition

commonly used in both prose and poetry.

As a rhetorical device, it could be a word, a phrase, or a full sentence, or a poetical line

repeated to emphasize its significance in the entire text. Repetition is not distinguished

solely as a figure of speech, but more as a rhetorical device.

Task II.1.

1. 
   Informative
   
2. 
   Demonstrative
   
3. 
   Persuasive
   
4. 
   Entertaining
   
5. 
   Entertaining
   
6. 
   Informative
   
7. 
   Persuasive
   
8. 
   Entertaining
   
9. 
   Demonstrative
   
10. 
    Informative
    

Task II.2.

1. 
   B
   
2. 
   A
   
3. 
   B
   
4. 
   C
   
5. 
   C
   
6. 
   C
   
7. 
   A
   
8. 
   A
   
9. 
   A
   
10. 
    B
    

Vocabulary

Task I

1. 
   Broadcast
   
2. 
   Receive
   
3. 
   Show
   
4. 
   Print/publish
   
5. 
   Make on location
   
6. 
   Pick up
   
7. 
   Edit
   

Task II

1. 
   Research
   
2. 
   Development
   
3. 
   React
   
4. 
   Invented
   
5. 
   Discovered
   
6. 
   Analysed
   

Task III

1. 
   B
   
2. 
   A
   
3. 
   B
   
4. 
   B
   
5. 
   C
   
6. 
   A
   
7. 
   B
   
8. 
   C
   
9. 
   A
   
10. 
    B