张汉熙高级英语里的修辞使用.doc

1.Transferred epithet 2. Repetition 3. Euphemism 4. Antithesis 5. Alliteration 6. Personification 7. Metaphor 8. Irony 9. Metonymy 10. Simile。 Lesson 2 Metonymy ...little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers ...struggle between kimono and the miniskirt I thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact. Euphemism: Each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares. Alliteration: the repetition of an initial sound that is usu. a consonant in two or more neighbouring words. slip to a stop tested and treated Rhetorical Question: a question that needs no answer, but used for emphasis Was I not at the scene of the crime? Anti-Climax: the sudden appearance of an absurd or trivial idea following a serious significant ideas and suspensions. This device is usu. aimed at creating comic or humorous effects. a town known throughout the world for its---oysters Irony: a figure of speech in which the meaning literally expressed is the opposite of the meaning intended and which aims at ridicule, humour or sarcasm. Hiroshima---the Liveliest City in Japan Each day of suffering that helps to free my from earthly cares congratulate myself on the good fortune that my illness has brought me Lesson 3 Metaphor: ...the nerves of both ... were excessively frayed… his wife shot him a swift, warning glance. The words spat forth with sudden savagery. I’ll spell it out. ... the nerves of both ... were excessively frayed… his wife shot him a swift, warning glance. The words spat forth with sudden savagery. I’ll spell it out. Her tone ...withered... ...self-assurance...flickered... The Duchess kept firm tight rein on her racing mind. Her voice was a whiplash. eyes bored into him theyll throw the book,... Euphemism: ...and you took a lady friend. Metonymy: won 100 at the tables lost it at the bar theyll throw the book,... Onomatopoeia: appreciative chuckle clucked his tongue Lesson 4 Irony marching backwards to the glorious age of the 16th century Oxymoron: forme