Antithesis:
Texts simultaneously
create differences and reduce differences – they set up anti-thesis and
equivalences between words and phrases. Antithesis set up a contrast, often
marked by a move from positive to negative and vice versa, ‘x not y’, as in
‘the stakeholder economy involves all our people, not a privileged few.’ Other
markers of antithsis include ‘but’ and ‘rather than.’ -161
The modality of a particular
statement is the speaker’s or writer’s level of commitment to the claim it
makes or the obligation it expresses. There are two main aspects of modality –
one is to do with truth, the other with obligation. … categorical modality
sounds authoritative. – 162
Mood:
The grammatical moods of
English are: declarative, interrogative, imperative.
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