The Course of Writing.pptVIP

The Course of Writing personification The fate was smiling to him. Metonymy When the war was over, he laid down the sward and took up the pen. Synecdoche The farmers were short of hands during the harvest season. Euphemism “He has left us”, he said in tears. irony “You are so kind!” he said angrily Overstatement She is dying to know the answer Till a’the seas gang dry, my dear And the rocks melt wi’the sun; I will luve thee still, my dear While the sands of life shall run. Transferred-epithet She was so worried about her son that she spent a sleepless night. oxymoron The child is father of the man alliteration Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility * * Title 1 capitalize any word at the beginning or in the end of the tittle 2 uncapitalize prepositions 3 long prepositions are capitalized (more than two syllables ) eg: without 4 no puntuation marks at the end of the title 5 uncapitalize conjunction “and” “or” “but” “nor” and “for” 6 uncapitalize articles 7 uncapitalize “to” Notice There is no ? ? in English. Use “” for title of article or italicizing or underlining them for books. Capitalization 1 the first words of sentences, key words in title, and proper names. 3 nouns Names of people and title used for specific person. Eg Abraham Lincolh Professor Wang Confucius Mencius Sun Yat- sen (2) Names of places. Los Angles Shan Xi Shaan Xi (3) Names of street. 2 the first words of quoted speech. He said, “I am very happy.” 4 Salutations and complimentary closes in letters My dear Sir Dear Mr. and Mrs. Brown Yours sincerely 5 Each line of a poetry 6 Others Big Big World The Times Information Desk Romeo and Juliet Long live the People’s republic of China! 7 Brand Head and Shoulders Safeguard Just do it! The taste is great! Anything is possible! Impossible is nothing. 8 Government the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Air Force 9 Sports term NBA 10 Words from art, literature. Buddhism Taoism