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高级英语课文修辞总结

高级英语课文修辞总结（1-7课）

第一课FacetoFaceWithHurricaneCamille

Simile:

　　1.Thechildrenwentfromadulttoadultlikebucketsinafirebrigade.（comparingthepassingofchildrentothepassingofbucketsofwaterinafirebrigadewhenfightingafire）

　　2.Thewindsoundedliketheroarofatrainpassingafewyardsaway.（comparingthesoundofthewindtotheroarofapassingtrain）

Metaphor:

　　1.Wecanbattendownandrideitout.（comparingthehouseinahurricanetoashipfightingastormatsea）

　　2.Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse.（Strongwindandrainwaslashingthehouseasifwithawhip.）

Personification:

　　1.Amomentlater,thehurricane,inonemightyswipe,liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthroughtheair.（Thehurricaneactedasaverystrongpersonliftingsomethingheavyandthrowingitthroughtheair.）

　　2.Itseizeda600,000-gallonGulfportoiltankanddumpedit31/2milesaway.（Thehurricaneactedasaverystrongmanliftingsomethingveryheavyanddumpingit31/2milesaway.）.

Ⅺ.

　　Ellipticalandshortsimplesentencesgenerallyincreasethetempoandspeedoftheactionsbeingdescribed.Henceinadramaticnarrationtheyservetoheightentensionandhelpcreateasenseofdangerandurgency.Forexamplesseethetext,paragraphs10-18and21-26.

Lesson2Hiroshima—the“Liveliest”CityinJapan

“Seldomhasacitygainedsuchworldrenown,andIamproudandhappytowelcomeyoutoHiroshima,atownknownthroughouttheworldforits-oysters”.（anticlimax）

…asthefastesttrainintheworldslippedtoastop...

…wherethousandsuponthousandsofpeoplehadbeenslaininonesecond,wherethousandsuponthousandsofothershadlingeredontodieinslowagony.

Atlastthisintermezzocametoanend…

Butlatermyhairbegantofallout,andmybellyturnedtowater.Ifeltsick,andeversincethentheyhavebeentestingandtreatingme.（alliteration）

EachdaythatIescapedeath,eachdayofsufferingthathelpstofreemefromearthlycares,Imakeanewlittlepaperbird,andaddittotheothers.

Hiroshima—the“liveliest”cityinJapan

Ifeltsick,andeversincethentheyhavebeentestingandtreatingme.

TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcreteskycrapersistheverysymboloftheincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoandtheminiskirt.

Therewerefreshbows,andthefacesgrewmoreandmoreseriouseachtimethenameHiroshimawasrepeated.（synecdoche）

WasInotatthesceneofthecrime（rhetoricalquestion）

Lesson3Blackmail

Metaphor:

...thenervesofboth...wereexcessivelyfrayed...

hiswifeshothimaswift,warningglance.

Thewordsspatforthwithsuddensavagery.

Hertone...withered...

...self-assurance...flickered...

TheDuchesskeptfirmtightreinonherracingmind.

Hervoicewasawhiplash.

eyesboredintohim

I’llspellitout.

Euphemism:

...andyoutookaladyfriend.

Metonymy:

won100atthetables

lostitatthebar

they'llthrowthebook,...

Onomatopoeia:

appreciativechuckle

cluckedhistongue

Lesson4

1）Thetrialthatrockedtheworld（hyperbole）

2）Darrowhadwhisperedthrowingareassuringarmroundmyshoulder（transferredepithet）

3）Thecasehaderuptedroundmyhead（synecdoche）

4）Bryan,ageingandpaunchy,wasassisted（ridicule）

5）anditisamightystrongcombination（sarcasm）

6）untilwearemarchingbackwardstothegloriousageofthesixteenthcentury（irony）

7）Thereissomedoubtaboutthat.（sarcasm）

8）"TheChristianbelievesthatmancamefromabove.Theevolutionistbelievesthathemusthavecomefrombelow"（antithesis）

9）"HisreputationasanauthorityonScriptureisrecognizedthroughouttheworld."（hyperbole）

10）Resolutelyhestrodetothestand,carryingapalmfanlikeaswordtorepelhisenemies.（ridicule，simile）

11）Bryanmoppedhisbalddomeinsilence.（ridicule）

12）DudleyFieldMalenecalledmyconvictiona,"victoriousdefeat."（oxymoron）

第五课

ThemanymetaphorsandsimilesintheessayarelargelyappropritatelyusedindescribingtheuglinessofWestmorelandCounty.

Forexample,inpara.3themetaphorofcomparingthehousestheretopigswallowinginthemud~themetaphorinthesamepara.ofcomparingthepatchesofpainttodriedupscalesformedbyaskindisease~

andthesimileinpara.2asshowninthesentence"oneblinks...shotaway",thesimileinthesamepara.asshowninthesentence"asteelstadium~--theline",justtomentionafew.Hyperbolesareprofuselyusedintheessay.Theyaremostlyveryeffectiveinconveyingwhattheauthorhadtosay.

Inpara.1,wereadthesentence"Herewaswealth...alleycats",exaggeratingtherichnessandgrandeurofthisregionandofAmericaasawhole,theboastandprideoftherichestandgrandestnationeverseenonearth

inpara.5weread"Itisasif...ofthem",whichimpliesexaggeratedlythatitisasifsomegeniusofgreatpower,whodidn'tliketodotherightthingsandwhowasaninflexibleenemyofman,employedalltheclevernessandskillofhelltobuildtheseuglyhouses;

andagaininpara.2thereisthesentence"Whatalludeto"insight",whichsuggestsanexaggerationthatishardtobelieve.Noteveryhousecouldhavebeenthatugly.

Lesson6MarkTwain---MirrorofAmerica

Metaphor:

MarkTwain---MirrorofAmerica

sawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight...

mainarteryoftransportationintheyoungnation'sheart

Allwouldresurfaceinhisbooks...thathesoakedup...

Whenrailroadsbegandryingupthedemand...

...theepidemicofgoldandsilverfever...

Twainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfame...

MarkTwainhonedandexperimentedwithhisnewwritingmuscles...

Simile:

MostAmericanrememberM.T.asthefatherof...

...amemorythatseemedphonographic

Hyperbole:

...cruisethrougheternalboyhoodand...endlesssummeroffreedom...

Thecastofcharacters...-acosmos.

Americalaughedwithhim.

Personification:

...toliterature'senduringgratitude...

thegraveworldsmilesasusual...

Bitternessfedontheman...

Americalaughedwithhim.

Personaltragedyhauntedhisentirelife.

Antithesis:

...betweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare..

...tookunholyverbalshotsattheHolyLand...

...aworldwhichwilllamentthemadayandforgetthemforever

Euphemism:

…amotleybandofConfederateguerrillaswhodiligentlyavoidedcontactwiththeenemy.

...men'sfinalreleasefromearthlystruggle

Alliteration

...theslow,sleepy,sluggish-brainedslothsstayedathome

...withadashanddaring...

...arecklessnessofcostorconsequences...

Metonymy

...hispenwouldprovemightierthanhispickaxe

Lesson7EverydayUseforyourgrandmama

“Maggie’sbrainislikeanelephant’s”.Wangerosaid,laughing.（ironic）

“Mama,”Wangerosaidsweetasabird.“canIhavetheseoldquilts”（simile）

…showingjustenoughofherthinbodyenvelopedinpinkskirtandredblouse…

AfterItrippedoverittwoorthreetimeshetoldme…（metaphor）

Andshestopsandtriestodigawellinthesandwithhertoe.（exaggeration）

Hairisalloverhisheadafootlongandhangingfromhischinlikeakinkymuletail.（simile）

Haveyoueverseenalameanimal,perhapsdogrunoverbysomecarelesspersonrichenoughtoownacar,sidleuptosomeonewhoisignorantenoughtobekindofhim（metaphor）

Ifeelmywholefacewarmingfromtheheatwavesitthrowsout.（exaggeration）

Impressedwithhertheyworshipedthewell-turnedphrase,thecuteshape,thescaldinghumorthateruptedlikebubblesinlye.（simile）

Itislikeanextendedlivingroom.（simile）

JohnnyCarsonhasmuchtodotokeepupwithmyquickandwittytongue.

Myskinislikeanuncookedbarleypancake.（simile）

Shegaspedlikeabeehadstungher.（simile）

Wangerosaid,sweetasabird.（simile）

WhoeverknewaJohnsonwithaquicktongueWhocanevenimaginemelookingastrangewhitemanintheeye（rhetoricalquestion）

Youdidn’tevenhavetolookclosetoseewherehandspushingthedasherupanddowntomakebutterhadleftakindofsinkinthewood.（metaphor）