wer morgen hoffentlich dazu kommen noch einiges mehr zu posten, vermeidet am besten wörter wie 'says'. ebenso wie tells. lehrer lesen das nicht gerne. lernt statdessen lieber die synonyme!

Hier ein paar "useful expressions" (Analysevocabs)

* To show similarity:

similarly, likewise, in a similar manner, like, in the same way, analogously

* To compare or show contrast:

however, nevertheless, rather, whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, on the contrary, by comparison, compared to, up against, balanced against, vis a vis, although, conversely, but, meanwhile, in contrast, after all, otherwise, alternatively.

* To express an alternative:

or, either . . . or, whether . . . or

* To express concession:

granted, naturally, of course, one may object that . . .

* To introduce a new point:

furthermore, moreover, in addition

* To place what you have just said in a particular context:

in this connection, in this perspective

* To add something:

and, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, next, what is more, moreover, as well as, in addition, first (second, etc.), not only . . . but

* To prove your point:

because, for, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, indeed, in fact, in any case, that is, demonstrably.

* To show cause and effect:

as a result, consequently, hence, due to, in view of, on account of, accordingly, for this reason, therefore.

* To give an example or an illustration:

for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, take the case of, to illustrate, as an illustration, to take another example, namely, that is, as shown by, as illustrated by, as expressed by.

* To repeat, insist and/or refer back to an earlier point:

as I have said, in brief, as I have noted, as suggested above, as has been noted

* To emphasize:

definitely, extremely, indeed, absolutely, positively, obviously, naturally, always, never, surprisingly, emphatically, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation, perennially, forever.

* To conclude a paragraph or an essay:

thus, lastly, in brief, in short, on the whole, to sum up, to conclude, in conclusion, as I have shown, as I have said

Habe noch ein Arbeitsblatt zu Rhetorischen Mitteln und deren Mögliche Funktionen/Effekte gefunden und fand den Thread am besten, um es zu posten.. vllt kanns ja jemand gebrauchen.


repetition (to repeat)
*to stress/to put emphasis on/to emphaszise/to draw attention to...

anaphora ("When we..when we... when we..")
*key words/major arguments/important aspects

alliteration ("so soft, so sweet..")

parallelism ("I like chocolate, I love chocolate, I crave chocolate")
*increase in itensity

use of first person plural pronoun ("We all agree...")
*to involve the listeners/readers
*speaker presumes/presupposes that listeners/readers support his/her point of view/agree with him/her (It seems unreasonable not to agree with the speaker.)
*author wants to impose his/her opinion on the reader
*to create the illusion of a group identity/mutual understanding ("us" against "them")

drastic/vivid descriptions ("Having seen people jump off the building")
*to appeal to.... the emotions rather than to reason
the listeners'/readers' conscience

rhetorical questions ("Do you really believe that..?")
*to involve listeners/readers
*to make them think or question old beliefs
*to arouse interestto attract attention

enumeration ( to enumerate) ("The problems are caused by our cars, our electronic devices and our factories.")
*to emphasize/ to stress sth.
*to make listeners/readers aware of the extent of the problem

comparison/simile (to compare sth. to/with sth.) ("You are blind as a bat")
* to arouse interest
*to simplify complicated matters by referring to everyday/known experiences/phenomena

personification (to personify) ("The USA forbears responsibility..")
*to simplify matters by reducing complexity
*to imply that the abstract unit/phenomenon can (re)act as one

metaphor
*to arouse interest
*to simplify
*to illustrate

wo wir bei den ganzen rhetorischen mitteln sind... Unsere Lehrerin hat uns letztens versucht, "Synechdoche" und "metonomy" zu erklären... Demnach sei z.B. das Weise Haus eine "synechdoche", also etwas, das für etwas anderes steht. Die "metonomy" hingegen ist ein Teil, der für das Ganze steht, also zum Beispiel "Sie leben alle unter einem Dach"... Das wäre aber genau andersrum wie im Deutschen, was ich mir nicht vorstellen kann, oder??