Abstract The essay that follows outlines a cognitive stylistic framework to identify and analyse the pattern of negation in poem ‘The Famine Road’ by Eavan Boland (1975) effects engendered on reader through manipulation text worlds (Werth 1999; Gavins 2007) created poem. It also traces various voices this polyphonic work examines their interactions terms Stockwell's (2009) model literary resonance. is derived from combination Givón's (1993) classification different types negation, world...

Text World Theory, originally developed by Paul Werth and further augmented Joanna Gavins, offers a rich analytical framework to understand how readers create mental representations of fictional worlds from language; other which represent unrealised states affairs may be created the original world, reader cued attend these. Peter Stockwell has suggested model for literary resonance whereby attended entities in texts can, even when unattended, maintain resonant function make their absence...

In recent years Text World Theory has emerged as a powerful technique for exploring the cognitive interactions of reader with literary texts. essay that follows, is outlined and used to analyse pattern world switches which undergoes they move through Heaney's poem Squarings: Lightenings VIII. The also examines various mechanisms by those mental are instigated. Through this analysis, it shown how metaphorical representations constructed maintained reader, inferences drawn about importance...

Abstract This paper draws on a study of the recent developments in higher education policy UK and elsewhere order to analyse likely effects current drift towards massification subject areas such as Creative Writing, which demand small class sizes. The explores tensions suggests model that protects group teaching environments through careful examination what it is we actually teach how.

Abstract There are many ways of describing rhythm in poetry, all them to some extent artificial and none giving the absolutely true picture what is happening. What follows another such; it one poet's way hearing how language interacts tradition dialect out which that poet works. At best, describes a different rhythm; at worst nearest this can get he hears interact. In paper I intend present explain interaction words across poetic line number examples chosen from work poets with...

This paper will develop a cognitive stylistic framework drawn from Conceptual Integration (Blending) Theory ( Fauconnier and Turner 2002 ), Text World Theory, which uses the idea of elaboration sites as potential structural enablers in mapping across blend spaces. The be used to investigate operation allegory metaphor Emma Purhouse’s poem ‘Flamingos Dudley Zoo’. Previous work on blending is taken departure point for exploration relationship between text-worlds blends order how hybrid...

Journal Article from Event Horizon Get access Nigel McLoughlin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar English: of the English Association, Volume 65, Issue 248, Spring 2016, Pages 36–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/english/efw004 Published: 24 March 2016

These observations from the Great Writing international Creative conference (www.greatwriting.org.uk) serve not only to highlight some of discussion that occurs annually at this global ...