高级英语 1-9 课 修辞整理.doc

Unit 1 *Metaphor:dark cavern, fairyland, maze, honeycomb, etcform a closely knit guild... *Simile:a vast somber cavern of a room*Onomatopoeia: 拟声法，象声词creak, squeak, rumble, grunt, sigh, groan, etc.tinkling, banging, clashing *Personification:The Middle Eastern bazaar takes you back...dancing flashesThe beam sinks…taut and protesting The camels are the largest and finest I have seen, and in superb condition —— muscular, massive and stately *Hyperbole:takes you ...hundreds even thousands of yearsevery conceivable, innumerable lamps, incredibly young, with the dust of centuries Unit 2 *Metaphor： I had a lump in my throatAt last this intermezzo came to an end...I was again crushed by the thought......when the meaning ... sank in, jolting me... *Metonymy: In Latin, meta means change while onyma means name, so metonymy means the change of name. Metonymy is a figure of speech that has to do with the substitution of the name of one thing for that of another. This substituted name may be an attribute of that other thing or be closely associated with it. In other words, it involves a change of name.e.g.She was a girl who excited the emotions, but I was not one to let my heart rule my head.He took to the bottle.Metonymy can be derived from various sources:a. Names of persons　　Uncle Sam: the USA b. Animals　　the bear: the Soviet Union　　the dragon : the Chinese (a fight between the bear and the dragon)c. Parts of the body　　heart: feelings and emotions　　head, brain: wisdom, intelligence, reason　　grey hair: old aged. Profession:  the press: newspapers, reporters etc. He met the press yesterday evening at the Grand Hotel. the bar: the legal professione. location of government, business etc.　　Downing Street: the British Government　　the White House: the US president and his government　　the Capital Hill: US Congress Wall Street: US financial circles　　Hollywood: American filmmaking industry课文中的例句： ...little old Japan adrift amid beige