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Literary Stylistics (Litt 222) Question Paper

Literary Stylistics (Litt 222)

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:
Answer three questions only
All students must attempt question one
Question One
Distinguish between literary stylistics and linguistic stylistics.
(6 marks)
Name other four (4) types of stylistics apart from linguistic and literary stylistics.
(4 marks)
…
What do you understand by phono-graphology?
(4 marks)
What features are significant in a phono-graphology analysis? (6 marks)

Question Two
Define style and stylistics.
(4 marks)
Discuss the goals of stylistics
(8 marks)
Briefly describe the nature of stylistics.
(6 marks)
Explain at least two of the following.
Style as choice
Style as deviation
Style as man
Style as period/time
(2 marks)

Question Three
Define and illustrate cohesion and coherence in a text of your own choice.
(8 marks)
With illustrations, define foregrounding and outline its importance in a text.
(12 marks)

Question Four
Define the concept ’Register.’
(3 marks)
Identify and explain the major determinants of register.
(9 marks)
Read the following text and undertake an analysis of its register.
"My Lord, the evidence before the court shows that the plaintiffs have confessed having conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace and so there is no substance in the claim that they have been wrongly accused. I sincerely opine that their application for an interlocutory injunction is baseless. It definitely is not ultra-vires that college authority to have taken disciplinary measures against the rioting students. I therefore pray the course to strike out the request for an interlocutory injunction." (8 marks)

Literary Stylistics (Litt 222) Question Paper

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