SAT阅读修辞题总结(包含修辞手法中英对照及重点注释)

1、simile 明喻metaphor 隐喻,暗喻metonymy 转喻pers oni ficati on拟人ono matopoeia 拟声an alogy类比an tithesis对照sarcasm讽刺innuendo 暗讽irony反语Pun / Wordplay 双关语oxym oron矛盾修饰paradox 似非而是的论点，悖论epigram 警句，隽语alliteration 头韵（在一句话中采用连续几个词相同首字母或声韵的技巧）apostrophe 顿呼（在文章或演说中用第二人称称呼在场或不在场的人或拟人的事物）anti-climax / bathos突降（在写作或说话中从庄重到平

2、淡内容的突然转变）climax渐进/顶点（逐层加强词义的渐进法）syllepsis 一语双叙zeugma轭式搭酉己transferred Epithet 转类形容词Understatement :低调的陈述定义： A figure of speech which contains an understatement of emphasis, and therefore the opposite of hyperbole. Often used in everyday speech and usually with lac onic or ironic inten ti ons. 这种修辞格是故

3、意使用有节制的措辞来陈述事实，故意轻描淡写，借低调与弱化语言形式来表示强调。例子：1.1 know he is hon est, and I wish I could add he were capable.我知道他是诚实的，我还希望我能说他是能干的。此句也是用虚拟语气来体现understatement, I could add he were capable其实是在说 但他不够能干”。2.The face wasn t a bad one; it had what they called charm.面孔不算难看，有一般人所称的妩媚。此句不是冲淡她的魅力，而是采用低调渲染，意即The fac

4、e was sweet; her charm con queredeverybody.明似贬抑，实则褒扬.simile:明喻定义： A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared.明喻是一种修辞手法，把两种基本不相像的东西进行比较例子：1.He is something of a political chameleon.他有点象政治上的变色龙2.He looked as if he had just stepped out of my book of fairytales and had passed

5、 me like a spirit. 他看上去好像刚从我的童话故事书中走出来，像幽灵一样从我身旁走过去。metaphor :隐喻定义： A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordin arily desig nates one thing is used to desig nate ano ther, thus mak ing an implicit comparis on.用一个词来指代与该词所指事物有相似特点的另外一个事物例子：1.He has a heart of sto ne.他有一颗铁石心肠2.The diam ond

6、departme nt was the heart and cen ter of the store.钻石部是商店的心脏和核心。Synecdoche :提喻定义：又称举隅法，主要特点是局部代表全体，或以全体喻指部分，或以抽象代具体，或以具体代抽象。例如：1、The Great Wall was made not only of stones and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.长城不仅是用石头和土建造的，而且是用几百万人的血和肉建成的。句中的 “the flesh and blood喻为 “the great sac

7、rifice （巨大的牺牲）2、“ .saying that it was the most beautiful tongue in the world,.”?他说这是世界上最美的语言。这里用具体的“ ton gue代替抽象的“ Ian guage。”4、Many eyes turned to a tall,20 year black girl on the U.S. team.很多人将眼光投向美国队一个高高的20岁的黑姑娘。这里的 “ many eyes代替了 “ many persons。”sarcasm:讽刺定义：It attacks in a taunting and bitter m

8、anner, and its aim is to disparage ,ridicule and wound the feeli ngs of the subject attacked例子：1.Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies ,but let wasps break through法律就像是蜘蛛网，只能抓住小飞虫，轻易让大黄蜂一冲即破。2.Beh ind every successful man, there is a woma n. And beh ind every, un successful man , therea

9、re two.每个成功男人的背后，都有一个女人.每个不成功男人的背后，都有两个.rhetorical questi on:反问句定义：a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered a questi on to which no an swer is required: used it for dramatic or emphasis effect设立一个不需要回答的问题，以起到戏剧或者强调的效果例子：I.Did you help me whe n I n eeded he

10、lp?在我需要的时候，你帮助过我吗？2.Did you once offer to in tercede in my behalf?你曾经理解支持过我吗？Pun:双关语定义： The use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more meanings or different associati ons, or the use of two or more words of the same or n early the same sound with differe nt meanin gs, so as to produce a h

11、umorous effect.用一个词去暗示两种或两种以上的意义或引起不同的联想，或者用两个或两个以上发音相同或相近而意义不同的词，以产生一种幽默效果。）例子：1.Mother: Your hair n eeds cutt ing badly.Daughter: I think it n eeds cutt ing ni cely, it was cut badly last time .（badly: a.非常； b.坏）2.Judge: Tell me why you parked there.Driver: Because, Your Hon or, it said“ Fine for

12、Park ing ”（fine: a.好的；b.罚款）oxymoron :矛盾的修辞定义： A rhetorical figure in which incon gruous or con tradictory terms are comb ined在修辞中使用不协调或前后矛盾的方法例子：1.The coach had to be cruel to be kind to his train ees.教练为了对他的受训者仁慈就要对他们残酷2.She read the Ion g-awaited letter with a tearful smile.她带着含泪的微笑读那封盼望已久的信hyperb

13、ole :夸张定义： A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect通过夸张的描述达到某种修辞效果，例子：1.My heart almost stopped beating when I heard my girl friend s voice on the phone.从电话里听到我女朋友的声音，我的心几乎停止跳动。2.She gave me the impressi on of hav ing more teeth, white and large and even, tha n were n

14、ecessary for any practical purpose.她给我的印象是：她有一口洁白整齐的大牙，为数之多已超过任何实际需要Syn esthesia :通感定义：是指在某个感官所产生的感觉，转到另一个感官的心理感受。例子： Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应吞下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。理解：书是“尝”不出味道的，也是不能“吃”下去将其“消化”掉的。这里把读书中的精读和泛读，阅读欣赏与吸收知识的

15、感受，用味觉功能和消化功能来表示，心理感受是如此逼真和奇特。rhetorical repetiti on :重复定义：在特定的语境中，将相同的结构，相同意义词组成句子重叠使用， 以增强语气和力量。 例子：1、It must be created by the blood and the work of all of us who believe in the future, who believe in man and his glorious man made dest iny.它必须用我们这些对于未来，对于人类以及人类自己创造的伟大命运具有信心的人的鲜血和 汗水去创造。2、Because

16、good tech nique in medic ine and surgery means more quickly cured patie nts, lesspain, less discomfort, less death, less disease and less deformity.因为优良的医疗技术和外科手术意味着更快地治疗病人，更少痛苦，更少不安，更少死亡， 更少疾病，和更少残废。Metonymy :借代定义：指两种不同事物并不相似，但又密不可分，因而常用其中一种事物名称代替另一种。例子：1、Several years later, word came that Napoleo

17、nyh himself was coming to inspect them.几年以后，他们听说拿破仑要亲自来视察他们。word ”在这里代替了 news, information ”（消息、信息）2、Al spoke with his eyes, “yes” .艾尔用眼睛说，是的”。“说”应该是嘴的功能，这里实际上是用眼神表达了“说话的意思”。Onomatcpocia :拟声定义：是指摹仿自然界中非语言的声音，其发音和所描写的事物的声音很相似，使语言显得生动，富有表现力。例子：1、On the root of the school house some pigeons were softly cooing.在学校房屋的屋顶上一些鸽子正轻轻地咕咕叫着。2、She brought me into touch with everythi ng that could be reached or feltsun light, therustl ing of silk, the no ises of in sects, t