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5.Figures of Speech 5.1 Phonetic Figures of Speech (语音辞格) 5.2 Semantic Figures of Speech (语义辞格) 5.3 Logical Figures of Speech (逻辑辞格) 5.4 Syntactic Figures of Speech (句法辞格) 5.1 Phonetic Figures of Speech 5.1.1 Alliteration (头韵) It has to do with the sound rather than the sense of words for effect. It is a device that repeats the same sound at frequent intervals(间隔) and since the sound repeated is usually the initial consonant sound, it is also called front rhyme. For instance: the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, the furrow followed free. 5.1.2 Assonance (押韵/部分谐音) It has to do with the repetition or resemblance of vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of a sequence of words, preceded and followed by different consonants. For instance: The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, the lowing herd wind slowly oer the lea;the plowman homework plods his weary way, and leaves the world to darkness and to me. 5.1.3 Consonance (尾韵) It has to do with the repetition of the final and identical consonants whose preceding vowels are different. For instance: She tipped her loyal big dog a big hug. 5.1.4 Onomatopoeia (拟声) It is a device that uses words which imitate the sounds made by an object (animate or inanimate), or which are associated with or suggestive(提示的) of some action or movement. For instance: on the roof of the school house some pigeons were softly cooing. 5.1.5 Aposiopesis (说话中断法) It is a rhetorical device of suddenly stopping in mid-sentence, as if to say more would be superfluous. An example would be the threat Get out, or else—! This device often portrays its users as overcome with passion (fear, anger, excitement) or modesty. 5.1.6 Apostrophe (顿呼) In this figure of speech, a thing, place, idea or person (dead or absent) is addressed as if present, listening and understanding what is being said. For instance: England! awake! awake! awake! 5.1.7 Pun (双关) It is a play on words, or rather a play on the form and meaning of words. For instance: a cannon-ball to