英语修辞手法Figuresofspeech-培训课件.ppt

Zeno’s paradox “Perhaps a meter – no more,” said Achilles after a moments thought. “Very well,” replied the Tortoise, “so now there is a meter between us. And you would catch up that distance very quickly?” “Very quickly indeed!” Zeno’s paradox “And yet, in that time I shall have gone a little way farther, so that now you must catch that distance up, yes?” Ye-es,” said Achilles slowly. “And while you are doing so, I shall have gone a little way farther, so that you must then catch up the new distance,” the Tortoise continued smoothly. Zeno’s paradox Achilles said nothing. “And so you see, in each moment you must be catching up the distance between us, and yet I – at the same time – will be adding a new distance, however small, for you to catch up again.” “Indeed, it must be so,” said Achilles wearily. Zeno’s paradox “And so you can never catch up,” the Tortoise concluded sympathetically. “You are right, as always,” said Achilles sadly – and conceded（让步） the race. Figures of speech to do with sound Some figures of speech are chosen because of the sound they make. Some poets or prose writers often choose a word to echo the meaning Alliteration（押头韵） Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds（辅音字母） Example of alliteration Also, avoid awkward or affected（做作，不自然） alliteration. Assonance（半谐音，押韵） assonance is the repetition of vowel（ sounds元音）. Example of assonance Onomatopoeia（拟声；声喻法） (pronounced: onno-motto-pay-uh) Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which the sound of a word echoes the thing it describes. It is a form of symbolism in sound. Example of onomatopoeia Hiss（嘘声） Sizzle（嘶嘶声） Cuckoo（杜鹃叫） Buzz（嗡嗡声） Beep（嘟嘟响） ding-dong（门铃声；争吵） Bang（发巨响；重击） ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday. Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday. Click here to read more alliterations. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????