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Types of Genre

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Education English | Types of Genre | In this change, I will give you an information about 12 types of genres according to Iwan (2009: 1), these are :1. Procedure2. Recount3. Narrative4. Description5. News Item6. Report7. Analytical Exposition8. Spoof9. Hortatory Exposition10. Explanation11. Discussion12. ReviewThe twelve types of genre that mention above, will be described completely from the

Genre and Register

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Education English | Genre and Register | In this case, the writer will explain about the relationship between genre and register depend on argue from Halliday and Hasan (1985: 12), they define the three main concepts, they are : 1. The field of discourse refers to what is happening, to the nature of the social action that is taking place: what is it that the participant are engaged in, in which

Communicative Purposes, Generic Structure and Grammar

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Education English | Continuation of Definition of Genre | Communicative Purposes, Generic Structure and Grammar | Nieminen, T (2004: 4) said that the communicative purpose is influences the formation of genres. The first thing that should we do when we plan to write some text is know the purpose of the text, for what we write the text, for whom the text directed and what the contents include

Definition of Genre

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Education English | Definition of Genre | Academic Brooklyn in English tell that Genre is a French term derived from the Latin genus, generis, meaning type, sort, or kind. The term used to be related to the category of literary composition, such as novels, plays, short stories, poems, etc. It is also used to refer to types of films and musical categories depend on John (1997:21). Breure, (2001:

Aposiopesis

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Education English | Aposiopesis | “Aposiopesis consists of leaving a statement unfinished (Etherton,1973:209)”. This is often done to increase suspense or to leave the reader to form his own conclusion. Furthermore, the examples of aposiopesis according to Etherton are:a. You‟d better do it or else…b. After a short chase, the angry villagers caught up with the murderer. Two burly young men

Syllepsis

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Education English | Syllepsis | Etherton (1973:209) states that “syllepsis is the use of one word to govern two others but with a change in its sense”. One of the examples of syllepsis is;a. He lost the game and his temperb. She went home in a flood of tears and a sedan chairThe second example requires “a flood of tears” to be taken figuratively and “a sedan chair” to be taken literally. She

Alliteration

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Education English | Alliteration | Etherton (1973:209) say that “alliteration is the repetition in successive words of the same letter or sound”. The repetition can be in words which are next to each other or in words near each other. ”. Furthermore, Jackson (2007:121) states that alliteration is an important feature that characterizes the styles of old English poetry. Etherton provides some the

Anastrophe

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Education English | Anastrophe | According to Etherton (1973:209), “anastrophe is change in the normal order of words and it is used to emphasize a particular word”. One of the examples of anastrophe is;a. Smoking he absolutely loathes and in rushed my mother-in-law”.b. False was the news.c. Smart you are.d. He's a man happyAll of the examples above are not in correct order. A typical anastrophe

Climax and Anticlimax

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Education English | Climax and Anticlimax | 1. “Climax Climax is the arrangement of a series of ideas in the order of increasing importance”, (Wren and Martin, 1979:495). The example of climax;a. What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculties!In action, how like an angel! In apprehension, how like a god!The example above, the sentence always uses increasing

Exclamation

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Education English | Exclamation | Wren and Martin (1979:495) say that “exclamation is used to draw greater attention to a point than a mere bald statement of it could do”. Furthermore, the examples of exclamation according to Wren and Martin are:a. What a piece of work is man!b. How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!The function of exclamation at the end of the examples above is to

Interrogation or Rhetorical question

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Education English | Interrogation or Rhetorical question | Wren and Martin (1979:495) state that interrogation is the asking of a question not for getting an answer, but to get a point more effectively. It is also known as rhetorical questions because a question is asked merely for the sake of rhetorical effect. The examples of interrogation are:a. Am I my brother‟s keeper?b. Do men gather

Transferred Epithet and Litotes

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Education English | Transferred Epithet and Litotes1.Transferred Epithet “In this figure an epithet is transferred from its proper word to another that is closely associated with it in the sentence”, (Wren and Martin, 1979:494). Therefore, Transferred Epithet = Transferred Adjective. The examples of transferred epithet according to Wren and Martin, they are:a. He passed a sleepless nightb.

Synecdoche

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Education English | Synecdoche | “In Synecdoche a part is used to designate the whole or the whole to designate a part”, (Wren and Martin, 1979:494).1. Part used to designate the wholeThe examples of part used to designate the whole;a. Give us this day our daily breadb. All the best brains in Europe would not solve the problem.c. We are sixty souls here in the room.Bread in this sentence “Give

Pun and Metonymy

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Education English | Pun and Metonymy 1. PunWren and Martin (1979:493) say that pun consists in the use of word that it is capable of more than one application; the object will produce a ludicrous effect. The examples of pun according to Wren and Martin, they are:a. An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his countryb. Is life worth living? It depends upon the

Epigram and Irony

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Education English | Epigram and Irony | 1. Epigram According to Wren and Martin (1979:492) epigram is a statement which is brief pointed saying frequently introducing antithetical idea which excites surprise and arrest attention. The example of epigram;a. The child is father of the manb. A man can‟t be too careful in the choice of his enemiesc. Fools rush in where angels fear to

Oxymoron

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Education English | Oxymoron | Wren and Martin (1979:491) state that oxymoron is two contradictory qualities are predicted at once of the same thing. The examples of oxymoron according to Wren and Martin, they are: a. She accepted it as the kind cruelty of surgeon‟s knife b. So innocent-arch, so cunningly simple Meanwhile, according to Etherton (1973:203), oxymoron is the use of two

Personification

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Education English | Personification | Wren and Martin (1979:489) say that personification is abstract nations and inanimate objects are spoken of as having life and intelligence. The examples of personification according to Wren and Martin are:a. The Mountain sings together, the hills rejoice and clap their handsb. The sun smiled down on us todayc. laughter holding both her sidesThe first

Metaphor

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Education English | Metaphor | Wren and Martin (1979:489) state that a metaphor is an implied simile. It does not, like the simile, state that one thing is like another or acts as another, but takes that for granted and proceeds as if the two things were one. The examples of metaphor according to Wren and Martin are:a. He was lion in the fightb. Life is dreamc. The camel is the ship of the

Simile

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Education English | Simile | According to Wren and Martin (1979:489), simile makes a comparisonbetween two objects of different kinds which have at least one point in common and it is us usually use words as like, as or so. The examples of simile according to Wren and Martin are:a. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found”.b. He fought like a

Types of Figurative Speech

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Education English | Types of Figures of Speech | There are many kinds of figures of speech that are usually used in the sentence. According to Wren and Martin (1979:489), figures of speech are organized into four different categories; the first is resemblance, including Simile, metaphor, personification and apostrophe. The second is contrast, including antithesis and epigram. The third is

The Importantce of Figure of Speech

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Education English | The Importance of Figure of Speech | The Importance of Figures of SpeechEtherton (1973:203) explains that centuries ago, people used to study a subject called rhetoric which is the art of expressing their selves well in writing or in speech. In the early books on Rhetoric, the ancient teachers listed many „figures of speech‟ which potential orators and lawyers to make their

Definition of Figure of Speech

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Education English | Definition of Figure of Speech | There are some definitions of figures of speech. Etherton (1973:203) states that the word figures itself means devices or attractive methods. Furthermore Saqib (2010) says figure of speech is expressing the opposite of the literal meanings of the word to audience and the reader. While, Keraf (1985:113) states that figure of speech is a way of

The Concept of Errors and Mistakes

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Education English | The Concept of Errors and Mistakes | Based on Hornby (1995:390,746), error is the state of being wrong in belief or behavior. It is used when talking about calculations, and in technical or formal contexts. Corder (1981:36) states that the description of error is a linguistic operation. Errors are described by the application of linguistic theory to the data or erroneous

Dash (-)

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Education English | Dash (-) | Based on surayin (1999: 513), the dash is used to show the beheading in the disclosure of an idea or to show the thoughts that arise later and sometimes the dash is used in place ot the actual comma to indicate special emphasis. According to Harvey (2008: 247-248) the dash is a straight, horizontal line, placed between the parts of a sentence. 1. The dash should be

Exclamation Point (!)

2012-08-29T10:44:00.001+07:00

Education English | Exclamation Point (!) | Exclamation point is used at the end of word, idiom, or sentence to show strong impressed or emotion or asking for attention. Examples: Help! Fire! Watch out! Be careful! She said she would go, and she went! Use an exclamation point after heavily stressed, often high-pitched, short sentence, command, phrases, or single words and interjections that