13 Language Use and Stylistic Devices in The Samaritan Act 2 Scene 3
The language use and Stylistic Devices used in the Samaritan Act 2 Scene 3
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13 Language Use and Stylistic Devices in The Samaritan Act 2 Scene 3
Language Use and Stylistic Devices in The Samaritan 1. Imagery a. Vivid description The scene starts at Madingo Golf Club in a Sky Room which looks exactly like the Jungle Room and it is well furnished and arranged. The Deputy Mayor, Hon.Ramdaye, Hon. Seymour, and Hon. Ted are standing around the tables on which are bottles of God White and Dark Rum (P.74). b. Personification That’s a fat lie (P.86). c. Metaphor
Ted says “They are headless chicken (P.77)."
d. Simile
You whizzed past me like an express train (P.75)
It was like a military operation (P.75)
Ramdaye says “They are like headless chicken (P.77).
2. Hyperbole
Ted says he is on phone almost all night but there is little support forthcoming
(P.76).
Ted comments of ethnic group as waiting for the leader to make decisions to go topee for them (P.77). 3. Allegory
There is the reference to Mossi-oa- Tunya as the smoke that thunders (P.75).
Hon. Yongrui is also called Mr. Developer (P.78).
4. Ideophones
Aaa, aah, aah aah (P.74).
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