读后续写“每日十句”(2)拟人Personification夸张Hyperbole

ProgressincontinuationwritingbyTENsentences(2)Personificaton&HyperboleMadebyPollyDefinition

personificationhyperboleItgiveshumanformoffeelingstoanimals,orlifeandpersonalattributes

toinanimateobjects,ortoideasandabstractions.Itisthedeliberateuseofoverstatementorexaggerationtoachieveemphasis.Canyougiveatypicalexampleemploying

personification

inthetextwe’velearned？Thenighttheearthdidn’tsleep.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.-FromBook1Unit4

Canyougiveatypicalexampleemployinghyperbole

inthetextwe’velearned？-FromBook2Unit5TheVirtualChoir

HowtowriteapersonificationTip1:Describenaturalphenomenon,abstractconcept,oranimalsetc.ashunmanbeings.

Practice1.鹅毛般的雪花在空中飞舞。

Thefeatherysnowflakesdancedinthenightair..2.恐惧把她吞噬了。PracticeFearseized/swallowedher.Firefliespatrolthegrasswithsmalllanterns.3.萤火虫提着小灯笼在草丛中巡逻。Howtowriteahyperbole

Tip2:Byusing

numerals,verbsorprepositionalphrases.

4.一听到这个消息，我开心得不得了。Uponhearingthenews,Iwasoverthemoon/onthetopoftheworld.

Practice5.我心碎了。Myheartbrokeinaboutamillionpieces.6.她痛哭流涕。Shecriedhereyesout.

PracticeAssignment

Translatethefollowingsentencesbyemployingpersonificationorhyperboletomakethemmorevividly.夏天的微风轻轻地抚摸着我的脸。夜空中星星向我眨眼睛。她泪如泉涌回家去了。这个背包有一吨那么重。AssignmentKeys

Thesummerbreezetouchedmyfacegently.Starswinkedatmeinthedarkeningsky.Shewenthomeinafloodoftears./Sheshedfloodsoftears.Thebackpackweighsaton.othergoodexpressionsImmediately,anabsolutedarknessruledtheforest.顷刻间，黑暗统治了森林。Angerchokedmywords.我气得说不出话来。Agoodideasuddenlystruckme.我突然想到一个好主意。Courage/Confidencedesertedhim.他没信心了。Thedrizzlekissedmeonmycheekgently.细雨轻轻地亲吻着我的脸颊。Thechurchhaswitnessedthecity'schangesinthepast20years.这个教堂目睹了这个城市20年的变化。I‘vetoldyouamilliontimes.我都告诉你多少次了。Shewashalfdeadwithfear.她吓得半死。Itmademejumpoutofmyskin.吓得我魂不附体。Ialmostlau