Билет №19.

Synonymic repetition, syntactical tautology and gradation.

Synonymic repetition the repetition of the same idea by using synonymous words and phrases which by adding a slightly different nuance of meaning intensify the impact of the utterance. Eg: The poetry of earth is never dead ...//The poetry of earth is ceasing never...

There are two terms frequently used to show the negative attitude of the critic to all kinds of syn­onymical repetitions. These are pleonasm and tautology. Tautology is defined as “the repetition of the same statement; the repetition of the same word or phrase or of the same idea or statement in other words; usually as a fault of style.” Ex: He was the only survivor; no one else was saved.     

Climax/gradation (ladder) is based on gradation in which every successive word or phrase is emotionally stronger and logically more important than the preceding one.

These are strings of semantically related words belonging to the same thematic group.

E.g. The eight-five cent dinner tasted like a discarded mail bag and was served by a waiter who looked as if he would slug me for a quarter, cut my throat for six bits and bury me at sea in a barrel of concrete for a dollar and a half plus sales tax. (R. Chandler)