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高级英语第1册1234614课修辞练习含答案(第三版)高级英语第1册修辞练习第3版PointtherhetoricaldevicesusedinthefollowingsentencesLesson11.Wecanbattendownandrideitout.(Metaphor)2.Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse.(Metaphor)3.Stayawayfromthewindows.(Ellipticalsentence)4.---therainseeminglydrivenrightthroughthewalls.(Simile)5.At8:30,powerfailed.(Metaphor)6.Everybodyoutthebackdoortothecars.(Ellipticalsentence7.Thechildrenwentfromadulttoadultlikebucketsinafirebrigade.(Simile8…theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater.(metaphor)))29.Everybodyonthestairs.(ellipticalsentence)10.Thewindsoundedliketheroarofatrainpassingafewyardsaway.(simile)11.Amomentlater,thehurricane,inonemightyswipe,liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthoughtheair.(personification)12…itseizeda600,000-gallonGulfportoiltankanddumpedit3.5milesaway.(personification)13.Telephonepolesand20-inch-thickpinescrackedlikegunsasthewindssnappedthem.(simile)14.SeveralvacationersattheluxuriousRichelieuApartmentsthereheldahurricanepartytowatchthestormfromtheirspectacularvantagepoint.(Transferredepithet)15.Upthestairs---intoourbedroom.(Ellipticalsentence16.Theworldseemedtobebreakingapart.)3

(Simile)17.Waterincheditswayupthestepsasfirstflooroutside(Metaphorwallscollapsed.)18.Stripsofclothingfestoonedthestandingtrees..(Metaphor19…andblown-downpowerlinescoiledlike)blackspaghettiovertheroad.(simile)20…householdandmedicalsuppliesstreamedinbyplane,train,truckandcar.(metaphor)21.Camille,meanwhile,hadrakeditswaynorthwardacrossMississippi,droppedmorethan28inchesofrainintoWest.(metaphor)Lesson21Hiroshima—the”Liveliest”CityinJapan.—irovy2ThatmustbewhatthemanintheJapanesestationmaster’suniformshouted,as4

thefastesttrainintheworldslippedtoastopinHiroshimaStation.—alliteration3Andsecondly.becauseIhadalumpinmythroatandalotofsadthoughtsonmymindthathadlittletodowithanythinginNipponrailwaysofficialmightsay.—metaphor4WasInotatthesceneofcrime?—rhetoricalquestion5TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcreteskyscrapersistheverysymboloftheincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoandtheminiskirt.—synecdoche,metonymy6Quiteunexpectedly,thestrangeemotionwhichhadoverwhelmedmeatthestationreturned,andIwasagaincrushedbythethoughtthatInowstoodonthesiteoftheslaininonesecond,wherethousandsuponthousandsuponthousandsofpeoplehadbeendieinslowagony.—parallelism7EachdaythatIescapedeath,eachdayof5

sufferingthathelpstofreemefromearthlycares,Imakeanewlittlepaperbird,andaddittotheothers.—euphemism8Therewerefreshbows,andthefacesgrewmoreandmoreseriouseachtimethenameHiroshimawasrepeated.—synecdoche9“Seldomhasacitygainedsuchworldrenown,andIamproudandhappytowelcomeyoutoHiroshima,atownknownthroughouttheworldforits-oysters”.--anticlimax10Butlatermyhairbegantofallout,andmybellyturnedtowater.Ifeltsick,andeversincethentheyhavebeentestingandtreatingme.—alliterationLesson31AsaresultthenervesofboththeDukeand“Duchesswereexcessivelyfrayedwhenthemutedbuzzeroftheouterdooreventuallysounded.—metaphor2Inwhatconceivablewaydoesourcarconcernyou?—rhetoricalquestion6

3…andyoutookaladyfriend.Leastways,Iguessyou’dcallherthatifyou’renottoofussy.—euphemismLesson41TheTrialThatRockedtheWorld—hyperbole2Seatedincourt,readytotestifyonmybehalf,wereadozendistinguishedprofessorsandscientists,ledbyProfessorKirtleyMatherofHarvardUniversity.—periodicsentence3“Don’tworry,son,we’llshowthemafewtricks,”Darrowhadwhisperedthrowingareassuringarmroundmyshoulderaswewerewaitingforthecourttoopen.—transferredepithet4Afterawhile,itisthesettingofmanagainstmanandcreedagainstcreeduntilwearemarchingbackwardstothegloriousageofthesixteenthcenturywhenbigotslightedfaggotstoburnthemenwhodaredtobringanyintelligenceandenlightenmentandCultureto7

thehumanmind.—irony5Oneshopannounced:DARWINISRIGHT—INSIDE.—pun6DudleyFieldMalonecalledmyconvictiona“victoriousdefeat.”—oxymoron7TheoratoricalstormthatClarenceDarrowandDudleyFieldMaloneblewupinthelittlecoutinDaytonsweptlikeafreshwindthroughtheschoolsandlegislativeofficesoftheUnitedStates,bringinginitswakeanewclimateofintellectualandacademicfreedomthathasgrowenwiththepassingyears.—extendedmetaphorLesson61MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn’sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer’sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.—metaphor,hyperbole,parallelism2IfoundanotherTwainaswell—onewhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofound8

personaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whowawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.—metaphor3Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvaried—acosmos.—alliterationmetaphor4HewentwestbystagecoachandsuccumbedtotheepidemicofgoldandsilverfeverinNevada’sWashoeregion.simile5Foreightmonthsheflirtedwiththecolossalwealthavailabletotheluckyandthepersistent,andwasrebuffed.—extendedmetaphor6“Itwasasplendidpopulation—foralltheslow,sleepy,sluggish-brainedslothsstayedathome..—alliteration7Thegraveworldsmilesasusual,andsays…--persification8..onecouldsetatrapanywhereandcatchadozenablermeninanight”Csuallyhedebunkedreveredartistsandarttreasures,and9

tookunholyverbalshotsattheHolyLand.—antithesisexaggeration9Tom’smischievousdaring,ingenuity,andthesweetinnocenceofhisaffectionforBeckyThatcherarealmostassuretobestudiedinAmericanschoolstodayasistheDeclarationofIndependence.–ellipticalsentence10Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlauth.—persificationMetaphor:MarkTwain---MirrorofAmericasawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight...mainarteryoftransportationintheyoungnation'sheartthevastbasindrainedthree-quartersofthesettledUnitedStatesAllwouldresurfaceinhisbooks...thathesoakedup...Steamboatdecksteemed...maincurrentof...butitsflotsamWhenrailroadsbegandryingupthedemand...10

...theepidemicofgoldandsilverfever...Twainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfame...MarkTwainhonedandexperimentedwithhisnewwritingmuscles......tookunholyverbalshots...Simile:MostAmericanrememberM.T.asthefatherof......amemorythatseemedphonographicHyperbole:..cruisethrougheternalboyhoodand...endlesssummeroffreedom...Thecastofcharacters...-acosmos.Parallelism:MostAmericansremember...thefatherofHuckFinn'sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer'sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.Personification:lifedealthimprofoundpersonaltragedies...theriverhadacquaintedhimwith......toliterature'senduringgratitude...11

...anentrythatwilldeterminehiscourseforever...thegraveworldsmilesasusual...Bitternessfedontheman...Americalaughedwithhim.Personaltragedyhauntedhisentirelife.Antithesis:...betweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.....tookunholyverbalshotsattheHolyLand......aworldwhichwilllamentthemadayandforgetthemforeverEuphemism:..men'sfinalreleasefromearthlystruggleAlliteration:...theslow,sleepy,sluggish-brainedslothsstayedathome.withadashanddaring...arecklessnessofcostorconsequences...Metonymy:..hispenwouldprovemightierthanhispickaxeSynecdoche12

Keelboats,...carriedthefirstmajorcommerceLesson141Churchill,herevertedtothistheme,andIaskedwhetherforhim,thearchanti-communist,thiswasnotbowingdownintheHouseofRimmon.--metaphor2IfHitlerinvadedHellandwouldmakeatleastafavorablereferencetotheDevilintheHouseofCommons.—exaggeration3Butallthisfadesawaybeforethespectaclewhichisnowunfolding.--metaphor4Iseealsothedull,drilled,docile,brutishmassesoftheHunsoldieryploddingonlikeaswarmofcrawlinglocusts.(similealliteration5IseetheRussiansoldiersstandingonthethresholdoftheirnativeland,guardingthefieldswhichtheirfathershavetilledfromtimeimmemorial.(Metaphor)----P79,L5.13

6IseetheGermanbombersandfightersinthesky,streetsmartingfrommanyaBritishwhippingtofindwhattheybelieveisaneasierandasaferprey.(Metaphorpersonification7Wewillneverparley;wewillnevernegotiatewithHitleroranyofhisgang.Weshallfighthimbyland,weshallfighthimbysea,weshallfighth