Rhetorical Devices,examples,Metaphor,Greece was the cradle of western culture. Mary was trapped in the net of lies. Learning is climbing up the mountain. His voice thundered in his office. Some books are to be tasted, some to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.,Simile,He regards me as a thorn in his flesh. Her eyes are as blue as the sea. He is like a brave lion. Habit may be likened to a cable; every day we weave a thread, and soon we cannot break it. He has no more ideas of money than a cow.,Metonymy转喻,换喻,The pen is mightier than the sword. The kettle is boiling. What you learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. Her heart ruled over her head. The gray hair should be respected by the society. He is another Shylock.,Synecdoche提喻,局部整体；抽象具体； 单数复数；原料成品 She has got five mouths to feed. Aunt Melissa is my admiration. Drawing is his bread and butter. Australia beat Canada at cricket. Where did you buy this cotton ? His death made our team lose a strong arm.,Personification,The wave is kissing the shore near the cliff. The hall applauded for his wonderful speech. The house was cold, closed, and unfriendly. The sun stretches its warmth across the land. I think the machine is being uncooperative. Walls have ears.,Hyperbole,She is starving. Maggie smiles and the whole world is happy. I have tried millions of times but it did not work. We have not met you for ages. This box weighs a ton. The movie almost scared us to death.,Irony,I lost my wallet and the key to the apartment last night. Was I lucky enough? She is as slender in the middle as a cow in the waist. It must be delightful to find yourself in a strange city without a cent in your pocket. What a nice and warm day today? (Actually, its cold and cloudy. ),Antithesis,To err is human; to forgive, divine. Love is an ideal thing, and marriage a real thing. It is easy to say, but hard to do. I agree that it is legal， but I wonder if it is moral. Speech is silver, silence gold.,pun,We must all hang together, or we shall hang separately. You will go nuts for the nuts you get in Nux. Seven days without water makes one weak. What do lawyers do when they die? Lie still. Whats wrong with this fish? Long time no sea (see). What flower does everybody have on the face? Everybody has tulips ( two lips) on the face.,Rhetorical question,Who knows? ( No one knows.) What is the use of it? ( It is useless.) Can a man be too cruel to his mothers enemy? (A man can not be too cruel to his mothers enemy.) And who among us is without faults? ( All of us have faults.) Are you dreaming to change your own future? Why not try? ( You may have a try.) How can I forget all these? ( I cant forget all these.),Parallelism,1) Reading makes us wise while exercises make us strong. 2) Thinking logically, speaking eloquently and writing explicitly are important elements of good communication. 3) From my observation, many people today spend their time receiving more and more education, working more and more hours, and making more and more money.,4) The research shows that translation problems are primarily language problems, that the translator must have a good command of both languages, and that a translator weak in any language must upgrade it. 5) Anne is a person of poor understanding, little information, and uncertain temperament.,Repetition,1) Now is the time to forget everything in the past. Now is the time to get down to the business. Now is the time to work hard for the future. 2) We long for success and we are working hard for success,3) I am convinced that we can succeed, and I am convinced that we must succeed. 4) We are now living in a new era, and a new era of reform is always full of ventures and chances.,Euphemism,She is resting in peace forever. His wife now needs to eat for two. She is feeling her own age now. More attention must be paid to the underachievers in the class. One of the kids wrote four-letter words in his composition.,Transferred Epithet移位修饰法,这是英语语言学分支修辞学的一种重要的修辞手法。它将描写甲事物性状的词语移来描写乙事物的性状。 1、 形容词由指人转移到指物，即从具有某种特性的人转到与这种特性相关的物 The enemy fled in a blind haste. Roosevelt listened with bright-eyed, smiling attention. a happy day; sleepy language; a smiling reply; a wise choice; cold facts; trembling terror; blood money; angry brow 怒容; a fiery temper; nervous hours 2、 形容词由指物转移到指人 He is a straightforward person. My father is a solemn scholar of physics,Onomatopoeia拟声词,Onomatopoeia is the formation of words to imitate natural sounds. The buzz of a bee, the hoot of an owl, and the fizz of soda water are examples of words created from the natural sound. 各类物体的响声: 声音名称 响声 英文 1、金属磕碰声 当啷 clank, clang 2、形容金属的响声 当当 rattle 3、金属、瓷器连续撞击声 丁零当啷 jingle, jangle, cling-clang 4、鼓声、敲门声 咚咚 rub-a dub ,rat-tat, rat-a-tat 5、脆响的（关门）声 吧嗒 click 6、敲打木头声 梆梆 rat-tat，rat-at 7、重物落下声 咕咚 thud, splash, plump 8、东西倾倒声 哗啦 crash, clank 9、风吹动树枝叶声 飒飒 sough, rustle 10、树枝等折断声 嘎巴 crack, snap,11、不大的寒