英语专业八级修辞宝典

1、v1.0可编辑可修改Identify the rhetorical figures in the following statement.1. In the suit of shabby gray.(transferred epithet)2. We banged the tin, and bawled the hymns. (synecdoche)3. And thus we rust life ' s iron chain degraded and alone.(metaphor)4. You are making the only breeze in Philadelphia.

2、(pun)5. In the evening she wears soft rich colors. (metonymy)6. The young moon lies on her back tonight as her habitsin the tropics. (personification)7. I love these long purposeless days in which I shed allthat I have ever been.(transferred epithet)8. The predicament of England seemedsoaked in thei

3、r bones.(metaphor)9. Britannia Rues the Waves. (Synecdoche)10. Dr what of those sheets and jets of air that are nowbeing used, in place of old-fashioned oak and hinges. (synecdoche)11. A concept of how things get written that throws verylittle light on London but a great deal on life.(metaphor)12. T

4、he difference is not like the difference betweenyearly models but like the difference between the horse and buggy and automobile.(simile)13. The Christian believes that man came from above. Theevolutionist believes that he must have come from below. (antithesis)14. And shaven heads and feet of lead

5、make a merrymasquerade. (metonymy)15. And all, but lust, is turned to dust in Humanity' s 11v1.0可编辑可修改machine. (metonymy)16. At that time, we will be long gone. (euphemism)17. There is more to this than a filthy purse string,Rutledge. (metonymy)18. Your clock is fast, Mr. Adams. I say we re not

6、yet ripefor independence. (metaphor)19. And I enjoyed the cool support of the water.(transferred epithet)20. Pog observed that not one of them was shooting thiscrippled walk. (transferred epithet)21. Passing from the August to the Prince of Wales inKing ' s barge, Victor Henry went from America

7、to England and from peace to war. (metaphor)22. O wind! If winter comes, can spring be far behind(rhetorical question)23. A friend exaggerates a man ' s virtues, an enemy hiscrimes. (antithesis)24. That' s not all unpleasant. (understatement)25. Snow clothes the ground. (personification)26.

8、I have never read Li Bai. (metonymy)27. Gray peace pervaded the wildness-ringed Argentina Bayin New Finland. (transferred epithet)28. She was, to sure, a girl who excited the emotions, butI wasn ' t one to let my heart rule my head. (synecdoche)29. But there are few incipient Lambs and Beer Ohms

9、 in30.college composition course. (antonomasia)You can see the smiles of spring and you can hear the22v1.0可编辑可修改whisper of leaves. (personification)31.Seldom has a city gained such world renown, and Iproud and happy to welcome you to Hiroshima, a town known throughout theworld for its oysters. (anti

10、-climax)32.You are the whole world to me, and the moonand the stars.(hyperbole)33.An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for thegood of his country. (pun)34.Bryan mopped his bald brome in silence. (ridicule)35.When he came back we found him in an armchair,peacefully gone to sleep-but forever

11、. (euphemism)36.And so, my fellow Americans ask not what your countrycan do for; ask what you can do for your country. (antithesis)37.And faith unfaithful kepthim false true. (antithesis)Pointthe rhetorical devicesused inthe following sentencescanbattendown and rideit out.(Metaphorandrainnow whipped

12、 thehouse.Metaphoraway fromthe windows. (Ellipticalsentencetherainseeminglydriven rightthroughthe walls.Simile8:30,power failed.(Metaphoroutthe back doorto the cars.(Ellipticalsentence)33v1.0可编辑可修改children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. ( Simile)8 theelectrical systems had

13、been killed by water.(metaphor)on the stairs. (ellipticalsentence)wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yar ds away. ( simile)11. A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, li fted the entireroof off thehouse and skimmed it40 feetthough the air. ( personification)12it seized a

14、 600,000-gallonGulfport oil tankand dumpedit miles away. ( personification)poles and 20-inch-thick pines cracked like guns as the winds snapped them.( simile)vacationers at the luxurious Richelieu Apartments there hel d a hurricane party to watch the storm from their spectacu lar vantage point. ( Tr

15、ansferred epithet)15. Up the stairs - into our bedroom. ( Elliptical sentence)world seemed to be breaking apart. (Simile)17. Water inched its way up the steps as first floor outs ide walls collapsed. (Metaphor)of clothing festooned the standing trees. (Metaphor)44v1.0可编辑可修改19and blown-down power lines coiled likeblack