高英 第一册 第二课 课后练习答案--ALTF.ppt

VIII. Rhetorical Devices Figures of speech employed in the text rhetorical question Anticlimax Synecdoche Alliteration Metaphor Metonymy Euphemism 1. Rhetorical question A rhetorical question is a question which requires not answer, because it expresses a truth which cannot be denied. It is used for emphasis. Such a question may appear at the beginning, middle, or end of a composition. The following points should be kept in mind: 1)?A rhetorical question focuses and intensifies the reader’s interest. 2)?A rhetorical question should be used only to give force to the writer’s main i