Leonardo DiCaprio's speech at the United Nations summit on the occasion of the Paris Agreement in 2016
Learning Stylistic Devices with
Stylistic Devices I
Device
Effect
Example
"We shall nobly save, or meanly lose [...]."
"It [climate change] has become a runaway fright train "
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ...."
"But it is upon you to do what great leaders have always done: to lead, to inspire and empower [...]."
making sth. greater/better/worse/more important etc.
creates an image in the reader's mind and thus, makes the description more powerful
readers empathise with the object (here: a city) and feel appealed to emotionally
points out the stark difference between two aspects e.g. ideas, consequences
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
contrast
Stylistic Devices II
Device
Example
Effect
"... to turn the tide ..."
"[...] which side of history will you be on?"
"As our case is new so we must think anew and act anew."
"[...) no more talk. No more excuses. No more ten-year studies. No more allowing the fossil fuel comapnies to manipulate and dictate [...].
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ancient Boreal forests in Canada that have been clear cut, and rainforests in Indonesia that have been incinerated."
make the audience think about an issue and by doing so underscore it
a (longer) statement is stressed by repeating the first word / phrase (grammatical structure)
underline the extent and /or range of e.g. an issue with examples
emphasize a phrase and make it more memorable due to using the same initials
rhetorical question
highlight importance and purpose of a speech's topic by repeating keywords
enumeration
repetition
alliteration
anaphora (& parallelism)
Stylistic Devices I
Device
Effect
Example
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ...."
readers empathise with the object (here: a city) and feel appealed to emotionally
personification
"It [climate change] has become a runaway fright train "
metaphor
creates an image in the reader's mind and thus, makes the description more powerful
hyperbole
"But it is upon you to do what great leaders have always done: to lead, to inspire and empower [...]."
making sth. greater/better/worse/more important etc.
contrast
points out the stark difference between two aspects e.g. ideas, consequences
"We shall nobly save, or meanly lose [...]."
Stylistic Devices II
Device
Example
Effect
"[...] which side of history will you be on?"
rhetorical question
make the audience think about an issue and by doing so underscore it
enumeration
underline the extent and /or range of e.g. an issue with examples
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ancient Boreal forests in Canada that have been clear cut, and rainforests in Indonesia that have been incinerated."
"As our case is new so we must think anew and act anew."
highlight importance and purpose of a speech's topic by repeating key words
repetition
alliteration
"... to turn the tide ..."
emphasize a phrase and make it more memorable due to using the same initials
anaphora (& parallelism)
"[...) no more talk. No more excuses. No more ten-year studies. No more allowing the fossil fuel comapnies to manipulate and dictate [...].
a (longer) statement is stressed by repeating the first word / phrase (grammatical structure)
Possible A-Level Assignments
Prüfungsteil 2.1
(Reading)
Prüfungsteil 2.2
(Listening / Viewing)
Stylistic Devices
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Leonardo DiCaprio's speech at the United Nations summit on the occasion of the Paris Agreement in 2016
Learning Stylistic Devices with
Stylistic Devices I
Device
Effect
Example
"We shall nobly save, or meanly lose [...]."
"It [climate change] has become a runaway fright train "
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ...."
"But it is upon you to do what great leaders have always done: to lead, to inspire and empower [...]."
making sth. greater/better/worse/more important etc.
creates an image in the reader's mind and thus, makes the description more powerful
readers empathise with the object (here: a city) and feel appealed to emotionally
points out the stark difference between two aspects e.g. ideas, consequences
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
contrast
Stylistic Devices II
Device
Example
Effect
"... to turn the tide ..."
"[...] which side of history will you be on?"
"As our case is new so we must think anew and act anew."
"[...) no more talk. No more excuses. No more ten-year studies. No more allowing the fossil fuel comapnies to manipulate and dictate [...].
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ancient Boreal forests in Canada that have been clear cut, and rainforests in Indonesia that have been incinerated."
make the audience think about an issue and by doing so underscore it
a (longer) statement is stressed by repeating the first word / phrase (grammatical structure)
underline the extent and /or range of e.g. an issue with examples
emphasize a phrase and make it more memorable due to using the same initials
rhetorical question
highlight importance and purpose of a speech's topic by repeating keywords
enumeration
repetition
alliteration
anaphora (& parallelism)
Stylistic Devices I
Device
Effect
Example
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ...."
readers empathise with the object (here: a city) and feel appealed to emotionally
personification
"It [climate change] has become a runaway fright train "
metaphor
creates an image in the reader's mind and thus, makes the description more powerful
hyperbole
"But it is upon you to do what great leaders have always done: to lead, to inspire and empower [...]."
making sth. greater/better/worse/more important etc.
contrast
points out the stark difference between two aspects e.g. ideas, consequences
"We shall nobly save, or meanly lose [...]."
Stylistic Devices II
Device
Example
Effect
"[...] which side of history will you be on?"
rhetorical question
make the audience think about an issue and by doing so underscore it
enumeration
underline the extent and /or range of e.g. an issue with examples
"I have seen cities like Bejing choked by industrial pollution, ancient Boreal forests in Canada that have been clear cut, and rainforests in Indonesia that have been incinerated."
"As our case is new so we must think anew and act anew."
highlight importance and purpose of a speech's topic by repeating key words
repetition
alliteration
"... to turn the tide ..."
emphasize a phrase and make it more memorable due to using the same initials
anaphora (& parallelism)
"[...) no more talk. No more excuses. No more ten-year studies. No more allowing the fossil fuel comapnies to manipulate and dictate [...].
a (longer) statement is stressed by repeating the first word / phrase (grammatical structure)
Possible A-Level Assignments
Prüfungsteil 2.1
(Reading)
Prüfungsteil 2.2
(Listening / Viewing)