Table of Contents of The Aesthetics of Expressive Techniques in Modern Poetry
Chapter One: Methods of Expression in Poetry ………………………………… 1
Section 1: Imagery and the Adjustment of Expressive Methods ………………… 1
Section 2: Transformation of Imagery …………………………………………… 7
Section 3: Principles for the Arrangement of Chapters on Expressive Rhetorical Figures … 22
Chapter Two: Using One Thing to Illustrate Another: Metaphor ……………… 28
Section 1: Definition and Function of Metaphor ………………………………… 28
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Metaphor ………………………………… 35
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Metaphor ………………………………… 37
Chapter Three: Depiction of Imagery: Description (Mimesis) ………………… 66
Section 1: Definition and Function of Description ……………………………… 66
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Description ……………………………… 67
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Description ……………………………… 70
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Description ……………………………… 70
Chapter Four: Transformation of Narrative Persona: Analogy (Personification/Comparison) … 81
Section 1: Definition and Function of Analogy …………………………………… 81
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Analogy ………………………………… 84
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Analogy ………………………………… 86
Chapter Five: Conversion of Parts of Speech: Transposition ………………… 103
Section 1: Definition and Function of Transposition …………………………… 103
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Transposition …………………………… 105
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Transposition …………………………… 107
Chapter Six: Transformation Between Temporal and Spatial Imagery: Presentation … 126
Section 1: Definition and Function of Presentation ……………………………… 126
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Presentation ……………………………… 128
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Presentation ……………………………… 130
Chapter Seven: Substituting One for Another: Metonymy of Imagery ………… 148
Section 1: Definition and Function of Metonymy ………………………………… 148
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Metonymy ………………………………… 149
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Metonymy ………………………………… 150
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Metonymy ………………………………… 151
Chapter Eight: Opposition Between Word and Meaning: Irony ………………… 162
Section 1: Definition and Function of Irony ……………………………………… 162
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Irony ……………………………………… 166
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Irony ……………………………………… 167
Chapter Nine: Contrast of Imagery: (Part One) Contrast ……………………… 178
Section 1: Definition and Function of Contrast ………………………………… 178
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Contrast ………………………………… 183
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Contrast ………………………………… 185
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Contrast ………………………………… 187
Chapter Nine: Contrast of Imagery: (Part Two) Juxtaposition/Illumination … 201
Section 1: Definition and Function of Juxtaposition …………………………… 201
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Juxtaposition …………………………… 210
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Juxtaposition …………………………… 212
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Juxtaposition …………………………… 214
Chapter Ten: Dual Meaning in Imagery: Pun ………………………………… 220
Section 1: Definition and Function of Pun ……………………………………… 220
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Pun ……………………………………… 224
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Pun ……………………………………… 226
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Pun ……………………………………… 227
Chapter Eleven: Linking of Imagery: Continuative Connection ……………… 241
Section 1: Definition and Function of Continuative Connection ……………… 241
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Continuative Connection ……………… 243
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Continuative Connection ……………… 244
Section 4: The Distinction Between Continuative Connection and Synesthesia … 248
Chapter Twelve: Misconnection of Imagery: “Feibai” and Oxymoron ………… 251
Section 1: Definition and Function of “Feibai” ………………………………… 251
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of “Feibai” ………………………………… 253
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of “Feibai” ………………………………… 253
Section 1: Definition and Function of Oxymoron ……………………………… 261
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Oxymoron ……………………………… 263
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Oxymoron ……………………………… 264
Chapter Thirteen: Interrogation of Imagery: Question and Rhetorical Question … 271
Section 1: Types of Interrogative-Response Sentences ………………………… 271
Section 2: Forms of Expression of Interrogative-Response Sentences ………… 272
I. Rhetorical Question (Posed Question) ……………………………………… 272
II. Rhetorical Interrogation …………………………………………………… 282
Chapter Fourteen: Mutual Reference of Imagery: Intertextuality …………… 291
Section 1: Definition and Function of Intertextuality …………………………… 291
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Intertextuality ………………………… 294
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Intertextuality ………………………… 296
Chapter Fifteen: Deformation of Imagery: Hyperbole ……………………… 308
Section 1: Definition and Function of Hyperbole ……………………………… 308
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Hyperbole ……………………………… 315
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Hyperbole ……………………………… 316
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Hyperbole ……………………………… 317
Chapter Sixteen: Suggestion of Imagery: (Part One) Symbolism …………… 336
Section 1: The Suggestiveness of Imagery ……………………………………… 336
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Symbolism ……………………………… 339
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Symbolism ……………………………… 343
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Symbolism ……………………………… 346
Section 5: The Use of Symbolic Rhetorical Figures in Classical and Modern Poetry … 349
Chapter Sixteen: Suggestion of Imagery: (Part Two) Euphemism …………… 361
Section 1: Definition and Function of Euphemism ……………………………… 361
Section 2: The Expressive Structure of Euphemism ……………………………… 363
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Euphemism ……………………………… 363
Chapter Seventeen: Transference Between Sensory Imagery: Synesthesia …… 375
Section 1: Definition and Function of Synesthesia ……………………………… 375
Section 2: Theoretical Foundations of Synesthesia ……………………………… 378
Section 3: The Expressive Structure of Synesthesia ……………………………… 380
Section 4: The Forms of Expression of Synesthesia ……………………………… 381
Chapter Eighteen: Imitative Expressive Techniques ………………………… 396
Section 1: Definition and Function of Imitation ………………………………… 396
Section 2: The Forms of Expression of Imitation ……………………………… 398
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Imitation ……………………………… 399
Chapter Nineteen: Surrealist Expressive Techniques ………………………… 403
Section 1: Surrealist Imagination ………………………………………………… 403
Section 2: Types of Surrealist Expressive Techniques ………………………… 403
Section 3: The Forms of Expression of Surrealism ……………………………… 404
- Transformational Combination ……………………………………………… 404
- Montage Editing ……………………………………………………………… 406
- Surrealist Performance ……………………………………………………… 408
Table of Poetic Examples Cited in This Book …………………………………… 413
References Cited in This Book …………………………………………………… 419
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