拟人personification

1、Personification,Definition,拟人是指把物（包括物体、动物、思想或 抽象概念）拟作人，使其具有人的外表、个性或情感的这样的修辞手段。 A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are represented with human qualities or form,1.Thirsty soil drank in the rain.饥渴的土壤在雨中畅饮。 2.Did you see the anger of the tempest?你看到暴风雨的愤怒吗? 3.The flowers nodd

2、ed in the breeze.花儿在微风中点头,一.拟人格的表现形式,1.名词或名词短语 They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather. 他们在海上迷失了方向，任凭风和天气的摆布,2.动词,The sea was singing; The forests were dancing. 海在欢唱，林在舞动,3.形容词,The hungry flames tear up the buildings faster than anything I have seen. 饥饿的火焰以我见过的最快的速度烧毁房屋,二.Types,一、生物拟

3、人是把有生命的动植物当作人描写。 例:At last bee felt sufficiently confident to attempt a trial flight .终于蜜蜂觉得有充分信心可以作一次试飞了。 二、非生物拟人是把无生命的事物当作人描写。 例3： I heard the singing of Mississippi .我听风密西西比河在歌唱。 三、抽象概念拟人是把抽象概念当作人描写。 例：Culture is not satisfied till we all come to a perfect man. 在我们大家都成为完美的人之前，文化是不会满意的,三.Advantage

4、s,拟人化的写法可以使文章更加生动、形象、具体，既能生动形象地写出某事物的某个特点,被拟人化的无生命事物，如大自然、天气、季节、等被赋予生命活力，充满生机，洋溢着青春的欢乐，使人感到生气勃勃。 例：Springiscoming home with her world wandering feet.春天迈着周游世界的步伐回来了,国家、城市的人格化，往往使人产生一种亲切的感觉，有时带有一敬仰、钦佩、自豪的感情，从而使语言带有昂扬和庄严的色彩。如： 例：France, mother of arts , of warriors, and of laws. 法兰西，您是艺术之母，勇士之母和法制之母,有生

5、命的动植物人格化，使描述的动植物获得人的特性，使人产生联想。如： 使：What can you do for a dog ?What there was to do I did. He lived in luxury. 对一条狗又能怎么办呢？该做的我都做了，它生活得很奢侈 抽象概念的人格化，可以烘托出一种艺术气氛，加强语言的感染力。如： 例：Opportunity knocks at every door. Be sure that when it knocks at your door you are ready. 良机会敲每个人的门。一定要使自己在良机敲门时已作好准备,1.诗歌 Youth is hot and bold, Age is weak and cold, Youth is wild, and Age is tame. -William Shakespeare 2.广告词 Time always follow me.（时间因我存在。） 罗西尼手表（中华第一表,Unlike me, my Rolex never needs a rest. 和我不一样，我