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The elements of eloquence : secrets of the perfect turn of phrase / Mark Forsyth.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: New York : Berkley Books, 2014.Edition: Berkley trade paperback editionDescription: xiv, 239 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780425276181 (pbk.)
  • 042527618X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.042
LOC classification:
  • PE 1421 F735e 2014
Contents:
Preface: On cooking blindfolded -- Alliteration -- Polyptoton -- Antithesis -- Merism -- The blazon (a merism too far) -- Synaesthesia -- Aposiopesis -- Hyperbaton -- Anadiplosis -- Periodic sentences -- Hypotaxis and parataxis (and polysndeton and asyndeton) -- Diacope -- Rhetorical questions -- Hendiadys -- Epistrophe -- Tricolon -- Epizeuxis -- Syllepsis -- Isocolon -- Enallage -- A divagation concerning versification -- Zeugma -- Paradox -- Chiasmus -- Assonance -- The fourteenth rule -- Catachresis -- Liotes -- Metonymy and synecdoche -- Transferred epithets -- Pleonasm -- Epanalepsis -- Personification -- Hyperbole -- Adynaton -- Prolepsis -- Congeries -- Scesis Onomaton -- Anaphora -- Peroration -- Epilogue concerning terminology.
Summary: From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase--such as "O Captain! My Captain!" or "To be or not to be"--memorable. In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you're aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don't need to have anything important to say--you simply need to say it well. In an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance, this is a book that highlights the importance of style.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PE 1421 F735e 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000119677

Originally published: London : Icon Books, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (page 237).

From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase--such as "O Captain! My Captain!" or "To be or not to be"--memorable. In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you're aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don't need to have anything important to say--you simply need to say it well. In an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance, this is a book that highlights the importance of style.

Preface: On cooking blindfolded -- Alliteration -- Polyptoton -- Antithesis -- Merism -- The blazon (a merism too far) -- Synaesthesia -- Aposiopesis -- Hyperbaton -- Anadiplosis -- Periodic sentences -- Hypotaxis and parataxis (and polysndeton and asyndeton) -- Diacope -- Rhetorical questions -- Hendiadys -- Epistrophe -- Tricolon -- Epizeuxis -- Syllepsis -- Isocolon -- Enallage -- A divagation concerning versification -- Zeugma -- Paradox -- Chiasmus -- Assonance -- The fourteenth rule -- Catachresis -- Liotes -- Metonymy and synecdoche -- Transferred epithets -- Pleonasm -- Epanalepsis -- Personification -- Hyperbole -- Adynaton -- Prolepsis -- Congeries -- Scesis Onomaton -- Anaphora -- Peroration -- Epilogue concerning terminology.

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