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1、Phonetic devices:Alliteration&Assonance,By:王婷（41004037）,Alliteration,Origin&DefinitionHistoryClassificationFunctionApplication,Alliteration,Pronunciation:英litrein 美ltren Origin:It derives from Latin“adliteram”,meaning“repeating and playing upon the same letter”Definition:a figure of speech in which
2、consonants,especially at the beginning of words,or stressed syllables,are repeated,which refers to the repetition usually of an initial sound that is usually a consonant in two or more neighboring words or syllables.e.g.:safe and sound 平安无恙 The sun sank slowly.,The History of Alliteration,The use of
3、 alliteration goes back to ancient times.Its history is even longer than that of English rhyme.Nearly all Old English verse is heavily alliterative and the pattern is fairly standard.It is not until the end of 15th century that alliteration began to decline in poetry creation,especially in a modern
4、free verse.However,as one of the phonetic rhetorical devices,it remains a preferable means in literary creation.This device is extremely popular with both poets and writers.,Rime of the Ancient Mariner(古舟子咏）by:Samuel Taylor Colerige,The fair breeze blew,the white foam flew,The furrow followed free;W
5、e were the first that ever burstInto that silent sea.The repeated f and b sounds make the first two lines run quickly,giving the impression of a ship sailing at a fast speed,while the repetition of s in the last line coupled with long vowels following emphasizes the vast silence of that becalmed sea
6、.,Classification of Alliteration,1.词首元音的重复（重复的部分不是元音而是元音字母）Apt alliterations artful aid.恰当的头韵的巧妙的援助。2.词首辅音的重复Care kills the cat.好奇心杀死猫。/忧虑伤身。3.词首辅音连缀的重复Plenty is no plague.多多益善。4.词首音节的重复（重复部分不仅仅是辅音，而且辅音后带上了相同的元音，使毗邻的若干个词有一个或数个音节相同。Time and tide wait for no man.数月不待人。,Function of Alliteration,The mai
7、n rhetoric function of alliteration is to increase the rhythm of language,besides which,alliteration is sometimes used to imitate some sound in life to make the language more vivid and impressive.e.g.:He is all fire and fight.(the sound f describes a person is in a great rage and very excited.),合成词,
8、Knick-knack 星星点点Jingle-jangle 叮叮当当Dilly-dally 磨磨蹭蹭Shilly-shally犹犹豫豫Fuddy-duddy唠唠叨叨Hurry-scurry慌慌忙忙Humpty-dumpty矮矮胖胖,The Application of Alliteration,Poem My love is like a red,red roseProverb,sayings,idioms Live and learn.活到老学到老。Love me little and love me long.爱之涓涓细，爱之悠悠长。Essays Let us learn the less
9、ons already taught by such cruel experience.Advertisement Youll never put a better bit of butter on your knife.The names of books or the titles of news reports Weather Worries/Very Fancy,Very Fast/Dying with Dignity,Assonance,Pronunciation:英snns美snns Origin:From Latin,“sound”Definition:assonance（谐元音
10、/准押韵/半谐韵）,sometimes called vocalic rhyme(元音押韵），figure of repetition in which different words with the same or similar vowel sounds occur successively in words with different consonants or same consonants but different vowels.e.g.:sonnet and porridge/cold and killed,“Assonance,(or medial rime)is the
11、agreement in the vowel sounds of two or more words,when the consonant sounds preceding and following these vowels do not agree.Thus,strike and grind,hat and man,rime with each other according to the laws of assonance.”(J.W.Bright,Elements of English Versification,1910),Function:Assonance is one of t
12、he important phonetic rhetorical devices which is often used to increase rhythm and expressiveness of a writing.Application:poems,proverbs,advertisements,essays,movies etc.,Examples,I kissed thee ere I killed thee.(在杀死你之前我是吻了你的）-ShakespeareLittle strokes fell great oats.水滴石穿.-proverb It beats.as it
13、sweeps.as it cleans!“(advertising slogan for Hoover vacuum cleaners,1950s)The Lotus blooms below the barren peak:The Lotus blows by every winding creek:All day the wind breaths low with mellower tone Throevery hollow cave and alley alone Round and round the spicy downs the yellow Lotus-dust is blown
14、,Our flag is red,white,and blue-but our nation is rainbow.Red,yellow,brown,black,and white,were all precious in Gods sight.-Jesse Jackson,1984 Democratic National Convention Address As I was going to St.Ives,I met a man with seven wives,Every wife had seven sacks,every sack had seven cats,Every cat
15、had seven kittens:kittens,cats,sacks and wives,How many were going to St.Ives?-delivered by Jeremy Irons,from the movie Die Hard with a Vengeance(as taken from the riddle poem As I was going to St.Ives)I feel the need,the need for speed.-delivered by Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards(from the movie Top Gun),Other phonetic devices,Consonance（辅音韵）Tongue TwistersOnomatopoeia（拟声）Homeoteleuton（尾韵）,References,1.English Rhetoric National Defence Industry Press 2006.82.Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary3.Some online resourses.,Face the music and fight!Thank you for your attention!,
