[英语学习]英语修辞格.ppt

English Rhetoric Words are used in two ways: literally and figuratively. When used literally, they have their natural and usual meaning. Used figuratively, they have a suggested meaning. Figures of speech are ways of making our language figurative. When we use words in other than their ordinary or literal sense to lend force to an idea, to heighten effect, or to create suggestive imagery, we are said to be speaking or writing figuratively Contents of This Chapter 1. What is a figure of speech 2. Why are figures of speech used 3. The classification of figures of spe