Reread Text Seven to discuss the following points of its style

a) There are four characters in the extracts. What methods of characterization are used in the portrayal of each? Do a thorough analysis of all the portrait-sketches illustrating what you say with quotations from the text.

b) What is the dominant atmosphere of the narrative? By what lexical elements of the text is it created? (Give examples.)

c) What is the manner of the writer? Does he make use of numerous tropes (sty listic devices)? (Give examples.) What is the effect achieved by this? Is his style lucid or obscure?

d) How would you define the theme of the extract? Formulate it in one sentence.

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PROFESSION-ORIENTED EXERCISES

I. a) Reread the problem-solving situations in the Appendix. Which one seems most troublesome to you? Why?

b) Make up one of your own to be solved and discussed in class?

CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION T