Essays about: "similes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word similes.

  1. 1. The Gaps in Our Stars : The Fault in Our Stars and Reader-response Theory in the Swedish EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Mira Backman; [2023]
    Keywords : Reader-response theory; Wolfgang Iser; Stanley Fish; The Fault in Our Stars; John Green; Upper secondary school; EFL teaching;

    Abstract : This essay analyses John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars (2012) with a theoretical approach of reader-response theory to show how the potential interpretations of the gaps in the novel make it a relevant choice of literary work for EFL education. The essay also examines whether the concept of gaps can be used as a tool in literary analysis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Metaphorical mountainscapes : Translating metaphors, similes and metonymy in an adventure travel guide

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Elin Maria Björklund; [2020]
    Keywords : Translation studies; metaphor; metonymy; simile; conceptual metaphors; translation strategies; personification;

    Abstract : This study examines the translation of an adventure travel guide from English to Swedish, focusing on the translation of conventional metaphors, original metaphors, metonymy and similes, with special attention to conceptual metaphors. The results show that most of the metaphors are reproduced in the target text, along with most of the metonymic segments and all similes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Translating Similes into Swedish and Finnish in the Subtitles of How I Met Your Mother

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Emma Heikkinen; [2018]
    Keywords : similes; audiovisual translation; subtitles; sitcom;

    Abstract : Similes are present in all kinds of verbal communication as they can exemplify difficult concepts by comparing them to more familiar ones, create unique imagery by combining two unexpected topics or help a person express their thoughts more accurately. However, they can be problematic to translate, especially in subtitles, where both time and space are limited. READ MORE

  5. 4. The use of semiotics and pragmatics in printed advertisements : How consumers make sense of advertisements in relation to established theories

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Emma Månsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Advertisement; Advertising; Printed Advertisements; Semiotics; Pragmatics; Swedish Women;

    Abstract : This essay is a study which is intended to explore how a well-known makeup company, M.A.C., uses semiotics and pragmatics in their advertisements and how the consumer’s reaction corresponds with what is proposed in the theories. READ MORE

  6. 5. The use of Similes in Charlotte Brontë’s Novel Jane Eyre

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Marie Reimer; [2018]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Figurative language can be approached in several ways. This essay examines the use of similes in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. All similes in the novel were collected and divided into categories based on the vehicle used. READ MORE