英语修辞手法大全.ppt

Figures of Speech Figures Of Speech In English Stylistics Simile A figure of speech in which one thing is liken to another, in such a way as to clarify and enhance an image. It is an explicit comparison recognizable by the use of the word like or as. ( A Dictionary of Literary Terms) ? Simile w?? 1. Origin: Latin, meaning like w?? 2. Comparative words: like, as w?? 3. Functions: describing shape, scenery; expressing emotions; explaining; vivid description, making easy to understand; creating interest. Structure of a Simile Tenor + comparative word + vehicle Subject + comparative word + reference Example: My love is like a red red rose Tom is as tall as his brother (not a simile) Tom is as tall as a Maypole.(simile) Type One: like Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress: those who are without want to get in, and those within want to get out. Type Two: as As firm as a rock As mute as a fish As strong as a horse As brave as a lion As obstinate as a cow As white as snow As black as ink / pitch As changeable as the weather As wet as a drowned rat As blind as a bat As fat as a pig As proud as a peacock As fresh as a rose Type Three: what Two Patterns: A is to B what C is to D. What C is to D, A is to B. Type Three: what Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. The pen is to a writer what the gun is to a fighter. 作家的笔犹如战士的枪。 . Type Three: what What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. 教育之于心灵犹如雕刻之于大理石。 What salt is to food, wit and humor are to conversation and literature Type Four: than A home without love is no more than a body without a soul. He had no more idea of money than a cow Type Five: and Love and cough can not be hid. 爱情像咳嗽一样是掩盖不了的。 Truth and roses have thorns about them. Kings and bears often worry their keepers. A word and stone let go cannot be recalled. 说出去的话就