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1. The story is written in a matter-of-fact (tragic, ironic, humorous, epic, satirical, elevated, etc.) tone (style, key).
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2. The story is written with a touch of irony/The story is tinged with irony (tragedy, sadness, humour, epos, satire, etc.).
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3. The text/passage under analysis presents...
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4. The author employs a number of stylistic devices that produce... effect.
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5. The author links... to...; the author likens... to a human being.
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6. The author employs...
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7. The author enhances the desired effect with the help of...
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8. The author imposes his perception of the thing described on the reader.
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9. These epithets daze the emotional force they carry.
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10. The powerful effect produced by these expressive means is unquestionable.
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11. The author's object in employing these stylistic devices is quite evident.
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12.... is described in a few masterful strokes.
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13. Due to the vivid stylistic colouring...
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14.... draws the reader's attention to...
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15. The author emphasizes...
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16. The author lends some stylistic colouring to the description of the man's portrait.
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17.... contribute largely to the vividness of... representation.
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18. This device colours the utterance emotionally.
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19. This stylistic device aims at a mocking effect.
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20. The humorous effect is achieved by...
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21. The metaphor strikes the reader with its vividness and makes him feel...
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22. The desired effect is strengthened by... (is more enchanted by...)
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23. The similes the author resorts to make the description far too picturesque and very illustrative.
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24. This metonymy may be interpreted as the author's attempt to...
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25. These devices help to depict...
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26. The author's irony is directed at...
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27. Within this phrase we can see some other expressive means...
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28. The author strives for a... effect.
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29. The humorous effect is achieved by the incongruous combination of the solemn form and insignificant meaning.
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30. Here the author bursts with emotions. He is unable to conceal his feelings towards his own creation and pours on him the full measure of his disgust (sympathy, love, etc.)
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31. This is the case of climax. The sentences are so arranged that each of the consecutive sentences is more important, more significant and more emotionally coloured than the preceding one, all of them forming a chain of interdependent elements.
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32. The starting point of the climax is.../the peak of the climax is.../the climax serves to...
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33. The denouement is unexpected.
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34. The idea of the passage is as follows / may be summed up in the following words).
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35. The idea lies on the surface.
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36. The analysis would be incomplete if we did not touch upon man's individual speech.
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37. The author individualizes his character's speech for a definite purpose. By doing this he gives us some additional information concerning his character. It shows...
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38. The syntax of the dialogue is very simple; plenty of... make the speech expressive and emotionally coloured.
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39. The narrative part of the story is illustrative of literary-bookish English. It contains bookish words (ex.), long sentences with different participial and gerundial constructions (ex.).
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40. The speech of the characters is full of colloquial words (ex). The author's aim here is...
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41. The text contains some realias (ex.), terms (ex.), professionalism (ex). They make us feel (understand)...
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42. The passage (story) is wholly narrative; wholly a dialogue; partially narrative and partially a dialogue.
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43. The plot of the passage (story) is built around (is unfolded around; deals with)...
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44. By the way of conclusion I'd like to...
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Ø to have a keen eye for details /
Ø to make ample use of
Ø to bring forth the idea ""
Ø to convey the idea /
Ø to manifest itself
Ø to be used to convey
Ø to expose
Ø to have a great emotional impact on the reader
Ø to produce a powerful effect on the reader
Ø to resort to
Ø to draw the reader's attention to
Ø to open with
Ø to impart an idea
Ø to be concerned with
Ø to be akin to poetry
Ø to describe sth. with great intensity - /
Ø to alternate with
Ø to be emotionally coloured
Describing person's character [dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)nz ˈkærɪktə(r)]
Intellectual abilities [ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl /əˈbɪlətiz]
1. intelligent [ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)nt] ,
2. bright [braɪt] ,
3. clever [ˈklevə(r)]
4. sharp [ʃɑː(r)p]
5. shrewd [ʃruːd] ,
6. able [ˈeɪb(ə)l] ,
7. gifted [ˈɡɪftɪd] ,
8. talented [ˈtæləntɪd]
9. brainy (.) [ˈbreɪni] ,
10. stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] , ,
11. foolish [ˈfuːlɪʃ] ,
12. half-witted [ˈhɑːfˌwɪt] ,
13. simple [ˈsɪmp(ə)l] ,
14. silly [ˈsɪli] , , ,
15. brainless (.) [ˈbreɪnləs] ,
16. daft (.) [dɑːft] , , , , ,
17. dumb (.) [dʌm] ,
18. dim (.) [dɪm] ,
19. cunning [ˈkʌnɪŋ]; 20. crafty [ˈkrɑːfti]; 21. sly [slaɪ] ,
