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1、Figures of Speech第一组辛蓉、张丹、苏杰、皮海涛、王鹏Figures of Speech If words in English are used in their original meanings, they are used literally; if they are used in extended meanings to make comparisons or produce impressive effect, they are used figuratively. There are different ways to use words figurativel

2、y and these ways are called figures of speech. Figures of Speech1.Simile明喻Simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, which is usually indicated by the word as, asas, as if, as though, or like.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.They are like streetcars running contentedly o

3、n their rails.2.He is as white as a sheet.3.The little boy jumped as if he had been stung.Figures of Speech2.Metaphor 暗喻Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison. In other words, meta

4、phor is an implied comparison between two distinctly different things without the use of the word as, asas, as if, as though, or like.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.Experience is the mother of wisdom.2.He has a heart of stone.3.The newcomer was trapped in a sea of troubles.Figures of Speech3.personification

5、 拟人Personification is a figure of speech which treats a thing or an idea as if it were human or had human qualities.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.The flowers nodded to her while she passed.2.My heart was crying.3.My only worry was that January would find me hunting for a job again.Figures of Speech4.Metony

6、my 转喻Metonymy is a figure of speech substituting the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated. In this sense, the White House can stand for the American government or president, the crown for a king, and the bottle for alcohol.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.The mother did he

7、r best to take care of the cradle.2.His purse would not allow him that luxury.3.The White House has restarted its position in Sino-U.S. relations.Figures of Speech5.Synecdoche 提喻Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole or the whole is substituted for a part.Figur

8、es of SpeechEmp.1. Many eyes turned to a tall, 20-year black girl on the U.S. team.2. Australia beat Canada at cricket.3. He is the Newton of this century.Figures of Speech6.Euphemism 委婉Euphemism is a figure of speech in which a mild and vague expression substitutes a harsh or unpleasant one.Figures

9、 of SpeechEmp.to die to fall asleep; to pass away; to go to heaven; to leave usold people senior citizensa stupid pupil a slow learnerpoor peoplelow income bracketsmademotionally disturbedstrikeindustrial actionFigures of Speech7.Irony 挖苦 Irony means the use of words which are clearly opposite to wh

10、at is meant so as to achieve a special effect.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.Well, of course, I knew that gentlemen like you carry only large notes.2.Slowly the old lady stooped to pick the check up. Her present ,her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.Figures of Speech8.Hype

11、rbole 夸张Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which the diction exaggerates the subject.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.My blood froze.2.This book weighs a ton.3.I could sleep for a year.Figures of Speech9.Transferred Epithet转移修饰A transferred epithet is a figure of speech where an epithet (an adjective or descr

12、iptive phrase) is transferred from the noun it should rightly modify to another to which it does not really apply or belong. Generally speaking, the epithet is transferred from a person to a thing or idea.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.There was a short, thoughtful silence.2.He closed his busy life at the a

13、ge of sixty.3.This is the cheapest market in this country.Figures of Speech10. Oxymoron 矛盾Oxymoron is a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence, a mournful optimist, sweet pain, luxurious poverty, heavy lightness, living death, impossible

14、 hope, etc.Figures of SpeechEmp.1.She read the long-awaited letter with a tearful smile.2.The coach had to be cruel to be kind to his trainees.3.During his useful life he often felt he was useless.Figures of Speech11. Alliteration 押韵Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same ki

15、nds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences. Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal.Figures of SpeechEmp.1. How and why he had come to Princeton, New Jersey is a story of struggle, success, and sadness.2. Long and loudly little Lily laughed.3. The windows waved wildly in the wind.Figures of Speech12. Pun 双关Pun is a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the simila