Author’s individual style in terms of tropes (ID:252529)

Table of Content Introduction………………………………………………………………....3 Chapter 1 Oscar Wilde as a Dramatist………………………………………………...5 Chapter 2 Tropes in Oscar Wilde’s plays……………………………………………..18 2.1. Theoretical approach to the problem………………………………...18 2.2. Lexical expressive means and stylistic devices……………………...20 2.2.1. Epigram and paradox…………………………………………20 2.2.2. Irony and pun…………………………………………………25 2.2.3. Epithet………………………………………………………...32 2.2.4. Metaphor……………………………………………………...34 2.2.5. Simile…………………………………………………………37 2.2.6. Hyperbole……………………………………………………..40 2.2.7. Metonymy…………………………………………………......42 2.3. Syntactical expressive means and stylistic devices…………………...45 General Conclusions………………………………………………………....52 Bibliography………………………………………………………………….55