THL3703 PORTFOLIO EXAM (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 15 October 2025 ; 100% correct solutions and explanations.

THL3703 PORTFOLIO EXAM (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 15 October 2025 ; 100% correct solutions and explanations.THL3703 PORTFOLIO EXAM UNIQUE NUMBER : 754261 DUE DATE: 15 OCTOBER 2025 [100 pts] Portfolio Paper Topic: The Interplay of Syntactic and Metaphorical Foregrounding in Shaping Poetic Meaning Description: This term paper requires a detailed stylistic analysis of Sketching a Thatcher (provided at the end of the question paper). You will investigate how syntactic foregrounding interacts with metaphorical language use to create meaning and guide the reader's interpretation. Drawing on the theoretical framework presented in the study guide, particularly the concepts outlined in Chapter 2, you will identify and analyse instances of foregrounding, examine the structure and function of metaphorical constructions (arguments and focus expressions), and demonstrate how syntactic patterns influence the decoding and interpretation of these metaphors, contributing to the poem's overall effect and themes. FORMAT: Times New Roman, font size 12, line spacing 1.15 of sufficient length/word count, by your estimation, to demonstrate your familiarity with the concepts. This paper will demonstrate your ability to: • Identify and explain foregrounding as a key feature of poetic language, distinguishing between deviation and extra patterning. • Perform a rigorous analysis of metaphorical language, applying concepts such as argument and focus expression(s). • Analyse the function of focus expressions in specifying arguments and reconstructing implied elements. • Trace and interpret tenor-vehicle relationships, including local, global, explicit, and implicit forms. • Identify and analyse syntactic foregrounding techniques (such as deviance, extra patterning, parallelism, hierarchical structures, or typographical effects). • Demonstrate how these syntactic structures interact with and shape the reader's understanding of the metaphorical content. • Situate your analysis within the context of the intra-textual relations of the poem(s), showing how these internal linguistic features drive meaning and interpretation. • Engage in comprehensive and substantial interpretation directly supported by your textual analysis. Suggested Structure for the Paper: 1. Introduction: o State the paper's central argument: how the interaction between syntactic and metaphorical foregrounding contributes to meaning in the