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Title: The Use of Stylistic Devices to Raise Religious Consciousness in C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters”
Authors: Suleiman, Jamila Bisi Aduke
Jauro, Luka Barnabas
Job, Niri Mangs
Keywords: Bildungsroman
characterization
Irony
Eristic
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: British Journal of Arts and Social Sciences
Series/Report no.: Vol.9;No .2; Pp 267-276
Abstract: Consciousness of religion is brought to the minds of readers by unusual means in the use of stylistic devices which make the reader pause to reflect. This descriptive and discursive study of “Screwtape Letters” reveals that each of the 31 letters exhibited a number of stylistic devices; however, only those that ran throughout the novel, thus giving a wholesome cumulative effect despite the use of letters were studied. Thus, bildungsroman, characterisation, irony and eristic arguments amongst several other devices are noted. The implication that stylistic devices enables one bring to the consciousness, religious and moral instructions in ways otherwise not taught or preached is highlighted. This fact underscores the usefulness of the use of stylistic devices in corpus based studies; and thus the recommendation that they be employed for purposes of raising consciousness in other discourse types.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1253
ISSN: 2046-9578
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