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Figures of speech and others To read or not to read, that is not a question! To read fiction or non-fiction works: 1. feel for the language; language appreciation; 1) figures of speech; 2) some differences between English and Chinese; style (Early Autumn) To read dictionaries Language appreciation: e.g. Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXVII: “I arrested his wandering hand, and prisoned it in both mine.” Consult and read dictionaries e.g. 1. Six people had been injured because a mad man, too drunk to walk, had gotten behind the wheel. wheel n. the steering wheel of a car or guiding wheel of a ship 2. Whenever I go, my little brother dogs my footsteps. 3. Don’t monkey with my television. 4. The procession snaked its way through narrow streets.　　 Figures of speech Alliteration Pun Syllepsis / Zeugma Oxymoron I. Alliteration (头韵) the use of words that begin with the same sound in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry e.g. fair and flower 疏影横斜水清浅，暗香浮动月黄昏。 1. She sells sea-shells on the seashore. 2. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst Into the silent sea. 3. There are twelve months in all the year, As I hear many men say, But the merriest month in all the year Is the merry month of May. In literary works: Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Nature and Nurture In writing: weakness and wickedness vigor and vitality rhyme 落霞与孤鹜齐飞，秋水共长天一色。 A lone wild duck with the sunset clouds fly; the autumn river mirrors the color of the sky. II. Pun (双关) “杨柳青青江水平，闻郎江上唱歌声。 东边日出西边雨，道是无晴还有晴。” ——刘禹锡《竹枝词》 1. 同音双关: e. g. 1) Make your every hello a real good-buy. 2) There’s never been a better TIME. (TIME magazine) 2. 一词多义双关: e. g. 1) “Why is the river rich?” “Because it has two banks.” 2) “What does that lawyer do after he dies?” “Lie still.” 3. 歧解双关: e. g. What kind of money do girls like the most? —Matrimony. III. Denotation and Connotation: (本义与转义) 1．