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201213010114 Joy庞君颖 英语一班ONE At the Phonological Level1 Alliteration “slipped to a stop” use the repetition of “s” in initial sound. It is alliteration that wrote powerful pronunciation and beautiful rhythm in this sentence. The pattern usually close to accurate expression and antithetical phrase. Also “testing and treating” use the same figure, both alliteration and off-rhyme. 2 Onomatopoeia“popped at the very sight of a traveler” “grinned at me” “screeched to a halt” “heaved a long almost musical sigh” “ murmured the company” etc. contain sounds similar noises, which is onomatopoeia. These words imitate phonating sounds, achieving vivid, exciting and interesting effects. That why the special journey has a variety of busy sounds.TWO At the Graphological Level3 Punctuation (Dash)Unexpectedly, a dash lead to oysters, not atomic explosion, though Hiroshima is known widely by it. The answer enable to feel surprised and shocked, attracting us to go on reading and analyzing it. For example:“a town known throughout the world for its--- oysters”THREE At the Lexical Level4 Dynamic Verbs and Vulgar Verbs “bobbed up and down”, is a momentary act, belongs to dynamic verbs. It is vulgar to reflect that Japanese is used to bowing repeating as a ritual to show gratitude. He writes this news report in entertaining ways. For instance:“Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them, and bobbed up and down re-heatedly in little bows, as they exchanged the ritual formula of gratitude and respect:”5 Standard, Latinate, Descriptive, Concrete WordsAnother lexical level is the use of standard, latinate, concrete words which, on the one hand, is easy to understand, on the other hand, can give me a concrete picture of what is being described. What a lively sentence! For example:“The tall buildings of the martyred city flashed by as we lurched from side to side in response to the drivers sharp twists of the wheel.”“The rather arresting spectacle o