TTO Literary Features PART 2

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Today's Programme

- Literary Features    PART 2

Lesson Objective:

- You can recognise oxymorons, euphemisms and onomatopoeias in a text.

Oxymoron

• A combination of contradictory or incongruous words


• Seemingly contrast each other
• A quiet Mr Tip
• A deafening silence
• Old news

What are 'oxymorons' in these lyrics?

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people, maybe more

People talking without speaking

People hearing without listening

People writing songs that voices never share

And no one dare

Disturb the sound of silence

Do you know any more oxymorons?

Euphemism

• Understatement / Indirect expression

• Not expressing 'the real thing', for instance to prevent shock / social taboo / embarrassing words

• To kick the bucket --> to die
• He is 'mentally challenged' --> stupid
• I have to do a 'number two' --> shit

Video

In the video on the next page you will hear an abundance of euphemisms to express 'death'.

It's from Monty Python, a famous British comedy group.

Do you know any
'euphemisms'?

Onomatopoeia

• Sound word

• It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described

• A splash
• A 'buzzing' bee
• Tweet

From 'The Bells' by Edgar Alan Poe

Oh, the bells, bells, bells!

What a tale their terror tells

Of Despair!

How they clang, and clash, and roar!

What a horror they outpour

On the bosom of the palpitating air!

What are 'onomatopoeias' in this fragment?

From 'The Bells' by Edgar Alan Poe

Oh, the bells, bells, bells!

What a tale their terror tells

Of Despair!

How they clang, and clash, and roar!

What a horror they outpour

On the bosom of the palpitating air!

Do you know any more onomatopoeia?