Descriptive Discourse: Techniques and Stylistics
The Supportive Role of Descriptive Discourse
Although descriptive discourse has a clear-cut identity as a genuine modality of discourse, unmistakably differentiated from other modalities (narration, exposition, etc.), it rarely appears by itself in a literary passage. Most of the time, due to its ornamental character, it acts in supportive functions as an auxiliary device of narrative discourse (which is generally the emperor of the literary passage), or of persuasive discourse, to contribute to
Analysis of Spenser, Shakespeare, Eliot, and Wordsworth
Analysis of Poetry by Spenser, Shakespeare, Eliot, and Wordsworth
75 Spenser is one of the great English poets. He wanted to create poetry that was strictly English, and he had Chaucer as his inspiration and reference. With this poem, Spenser is trying to make his loved one immortal. It is formed by 3 quatrains and a couplet and is written in iambic pentameter.
Spenser: Amoretti 75
Main themes: immortality and love. The waves wash the name away. The action of the waves symbolizes how time will destroy
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Andrés Bello: A Biographical Overview
Biography of Andrés Bello: Born in Caracas on 29 November 1781 and died in Santiago, Chile on 15 October 1865. He was a great philosopher, poet, educator, philologist, and jurist, with a profound education. He participated in the revolutionary process leading to the independence of his country. He was part of a diplomatic mission to London where he would live for nearly two decades, and in 1829 he sailed to Chile where he was hired by the government for legal
Read MoreEnglish Vocabulary and Phrases: Definitions and Examples
Numbers and Dates
3rd = Third 5th = Fifth 9th = Ninth 12th = Twelfth 13th = Thirteenth
Countries and Cities
England = London Scotland = Edinburgh Wales = Cardiff Northern Ireland = Belfast.
Common Phrases
Getting By and Learning
- Get by (in a language): know just enough of a language for simple communication. (arreglárselas/ pasar)
- Pick up (a language): learn a language by practicing it, rather than by learning it in a class. (aprender a base de practicar).
Assignments and Education
- An assignment: a piece
Text Types, Argumentation, and Symbolism in Literature
Text Exposure
Text Exposure (intended to convey and understand information related to some aspect of reality or fiction) -> Classification according to recipient: Specialized text exposition [reported phenomena and aspects requiring high skills. Texts are written by the subject who speaks and is addressed to a restricted public, that must also have a good knowledge of the subject (Treaties and journals)].
- Classification as structure:
- Cause and effect (of a description made and the consequences)
- Chronological
Mastering Expository Text: Structure, Forms, and Characteristics
Understanding Expository Text
Expository texts require organization and quality to effectively convey information. The writing style must be clear and understandable to the reader.
Structure of Expository Text
Introduction: Presents the topic to be discussed.
Development: Clarifies and explains the topic introduced.
Conclusion: Briefly summarizes the main ideas or views.
Forms of Expository Text
Narrative
Presents facts and events in a time sequence, using temporal and ordinal connectors.
Descriptive
- Structure