Sunday, March 9, 2014

Foregrounding (Film Studies)

Foregrounding is the term used in art to explain any kind of opposite meanings or to define any negative things to explain others. The immediate effect of foregrounding is to make strange to achieve defamiliarization. When used poetically, words and groups of words evoke a greater richness of images and feelings than if they were to occur in a talkative expression.

The most common means employed by the writers is repetition. Our attention is immediately captivated by the repetition of the sounds of certain words or by the words they and we begin to analyze the reasons why the writer is repeating this particular sound or word. In the tongue twister, "she sells sea shells on the sea shore" it is plain that 'S' and 'Sh' are foregrounded for their euphonic effect.

Verdonk states that foregrounding is the psychological effect a literary reader has as s/he is reading a work of literature. It is generally used to highlight important parts of a text, to aid memo capacity and or to invite interpretation. In foregrounding the writer uses the sounds of words or the words themselves in such a way that the readers' attention is immediately captivated.

The immediate effect of foregrounding is to make strange to achieve defamiliarization. When used poetically, words and groups of words evoke a greater richness of images and feelings than if they were to occur in a talkative expression.

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