Simile(明喻)&Metaphor(暗喻)

1、明喻明喻&暗喻暗喻By Vicky #2012级级4班班SIMILE&METAPHORSimile DefinitionMetaphor ClassificationContentsContentsSIMILESIMILE A simile is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. like, as明喻明喻SIMILE定义分类ClassificationSix

2、 patterns of simile & Examples“What”Pattern“Than”Pattern“LikeLike”Pattern“AsAs”Pattern“And”Pattern“Something of”Pattern“Like” “Like” PatternPattern He was like a cat on hot bricks before his driving test. 在驾驶考试之前，他紧张得像热锅在驾驶考试之前，他紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。上的蚂蚁。 Soccer is spreading like wildfire through all the

3、States. 足球像野火一样迅速传遍美国。足球像野火一样迅速传遍美国。 Jenny and I was like peas and carrots. 我和珍妮形影不离。我和珍妮形影不离。 Im as poor as a church mouse. 我一贫如洗。 Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark. (Francis Bacon)人恐惧死亡犹如儿童恐惧黑暗。 As lungs are to the animals, so leaves are to the plants.叶子之于植物，犹如肺之于动物。(As C is to D,

4、 so A is to B.) Jeff looked as if he had seen a ghost. 杰夫的神情就好像见到鬼似的。 You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him.你把钱借给他好比/还不如把钱扔进海里。 as + adj. + as + n. as + S + V as, so(the main clause introduced by so) as if / as though 好像，仿佛 may / might as well +V as + V pattern“As” Patter

5、n“As” Pattern A is to B what C is to D. / A is for B what C is for D What C is to D, (that) A is to B.“What” “What” PatternPatternSoap opera is for TV what the popular novel is for books. 肥皂剧之于电视，犹如通俗小说之于书籍。Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 阅读之于思想，犹如锻炼之于身体。The man who cannot be tr

6、usted to society what a bit of rotten timber is to a house. 不能信赖的人之于社会，犹如朽木之于住宅。What blood vessel is to a mans body, that railway is to transportation. 铁路之于运输，犹如血管之于人体。What salt is to food, that wit and humour are to conversation and literature. 风趣与幽默之于对话与文学，犹如盐之于食物一样。（ When “what” is put at the beg

7、inning of the sentence in this structure, the main clause must be introduced by “that”, and “that” can be omitted. “what” 置于句首时，后面的主句一般须由that连接，但that也可省去。）“Than” Pattern“Than” Pattern“And” Pattern“And” Pattern“Something of” Pattern“Something of” PatternA home without love is no more than a body with

8、out a soul.没有爱的家好比一具没有灵魂的躯体Love and cough can not be hid. 恋爱如同咳嗽一样是掩藏不住的He is something of a political chameleon 他有点像政治上的变色龙.METAPHORMETAPHOR A metaphor is a figure of speech where comparison is implied. It is also a comparison between two unlike elements with a similar quality. 说话人不直接点明两个事物之间的相似暗喻暗

9、喻METAPHOR定义分类noun pattern名词名词型型: A is Bverb pattern动词动词型型adjective pattern形容形容词型词型-of- phrase patternidiom patternnoun pattern名词型名词型: A is BTime is money. 时间就是金钱。Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 没有德行的美丽好比没有芬芳的玫瑰。The old mans face is a map of time. 那老人脸就是岁月的写照。 verb pattern动词型动词型: S

10、now clothes the ground. 雪覆盖了大地。The case snowballed into one of the most famous trials in U.S. history. 这个案子像滚雪球似地最终成了美国历史上最著名的审判之一。He doesnt have any idea of his own. He just parrots what other people say.他没有自己的观点，只会鹦鹉学舌。 adjective pattern形容词型形容词型:The mountainous waves swallowed up the ship. 山一般的巨浪吞

11、没了那艘船。I was all smiles, looking forward to a pleasant, homey evening.我满心欢喜，盼望度过一个家庭般舒适的夜晚。He gave Blakey a wintry smile. 他给布莱基一个冷笑。 -of- phrase pattern: A policeman waved me out of the snake of traffic and flagged me to stop. 一位警察招手要我从长蛇般的车流中出来，并挥旗叫我停下We have come a long way since then, in part as a fruit of his labors. 从那以后，我们取得了巨大进展，其中一部分是他努力的结果。They tied pillows on top of their heads as protection against the shower of rocks. 他们把枕头绑在头上以防倾泻而下的岩石。 idiom pattern:We mended our fences. 我们重修旧好。NOTES:* The difference between simile and me