Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a dominar las principales figuras retóricas gramaticales del inglés: inversión, paralelismo, elipsis y anáfora. Pon a prueba tu comprensión y tu capacidad de aplicarlas en contextos literarios y formales de nivel C2.
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Exercice 1 — Rellena los huecos: inversión y anáfora
Completa cada frase con la forma correcta para que la figura retórica indicada funcione adecuadamente. Escribe la frase completa en tu respuesta.
- ___ I realised the gravity of the situation. (Inversión con 'only then')
- Never ___ such injustice been tolerated by a civilised society. (Inversión con 'never')
- We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight ___ the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields. (Anáfora con 'we shall fight')
- Not only ___ he ignore the warning, but he actively encouraged others to do the same. (Inversión con 'not only')
Correction
- Only then did I realise the gravity of the situation.
- Never had such injustice been tolerated by a civilised society.
- We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields.
- Not only did he ignore the warning, but he actively encouraged others to do the same.
Exercice 2 — Corrige los errores retóricos
Cada frase contiene un error en el uso de una figura retórica gramatical (inversión, paralelismo o elipsis). Identifica el error y escribe la versión corregida completa.
- Hardly he had spoken when the crowd fell silent.
- She enjoys reading classical novels, to write poetry, and the practice of meditation. (paralelismo roto)
- He can play the violin and she can play it the piano too. (elipsis incorrecta)
- Little he knew that this decision would change his life forever.
Correction
- Hardly had he spoken when the crowd fell silent.
- She enjoys reading classical novels, writing poetry, and practising meditation.
- He can play the violin and she can play the piano too.
- Little did he know that this decision would change his life forever.
Exercice 3 — Identifica la figura retórica
Lee cada frase y elige la opción que identifica correctamente la figura retórica gramatical utilizada y explica su efecto.
- Every empire has fallen. Every tyrant has been defeated. Every wall has crumbled.
- The general promised to return, and he did — return to liberate the city.
- So great was her courage that even her enemies admired her.
- To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Correction
- b) Anáfora, porque la repetición de 'every' al inicio de cada cláusula crea énfasis y ritmo acumulativo.
- c) Elipsis, porque el verbo 'return' se omite en la primera parte y se recupera después para crear énfasis.
- d) Inversión, porque el complemento 'so great' se desplaza al inicio de la frase, posponiendo el sujeto.
- b) Paralelismo con elipsis, porque las dos cláusulas comparten la misma estructura sintáctica y se omite 'is' en la segunda.
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