Rhetoric_(Introduction_).pptVIP

Figures of speech Sarcasm（讽刺） “How unselfish you are!” she said as her sister took the biggest piece of cake. Hyperbole（夸张） From his mouth flowed speech sweeter than honey. Understatement（低调） Well, some programs are interesting, some could be better, and some are almost sort of rubbish. Euphemism（委婉） Restroom, senior citizen, etc. Figures of speech Parody（仿拟） Quality breeds success. (from: Familiarity breeds contempt.) Reverse（序换） Like son, like father. Anadiplosis（蝉联, 连珠法，前词递接）(also repetition) In literature, as in life, one of the fundamentals is to find, and be one’s true self. One’s true