Материалы для проведения промежуточных и итоговых аттестаций Test No 1: Stylistic Semasiology

1. Stylistic semasiology deals with

shifts of meanings and their stylistic functions;

stylistic functions of shifts of meanings and combinations of meanings;

c) shifts of meanings and combinations of meanings.

2. Figures of replacement fall into the following groups:

figures of quantity and figures of quality;

figures of quantity, figures of quality and irony;

figures of similarity, figures of inequality and figures of contrast.

3. Periphrasis is based upon

1. transfer by similarity;

2. transfer by contiguity;

3. transfer by contrast.

4. Epithet belongs to

1. the metonymic group;

2. the metaphorical group;

3. the ironic group.

5. Synonyms of variation are used

1. to characterize the object spoken about precisely;

2. to produce humorous effect;

3. to make the speech less monotonous.

6. In the sentence «The pennies were saved by bulldozing the grocer» we come across

1. metonymy;

2. metaphor;

3. irony.

7. The sentence «The magi were wise men - wonderfully wise men» contains

1. an epithet;

2. an antithesis;

3. a gradation.

8. In the sentence «Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at 11 и scent of quail» the simile is used

1. to impart expressiveness to the utterance;

2. to produce humorous effect;

3. to enable the reader to visualize the scene completely.

9. The phrase «She craved and yearned over them» contains

1. synonyms of precision;

2. synonyms of variation;

3. a metaphor.

10. Indicate the sentence which constitutes a simile:

1. «She writes novels as Agatha Cristie»;

2. «She is as talkative as a parrot»;

3. «She sings like Madonna».