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蔡岚岚 Why Do We Learn Rhetoric? To understand the author’s intention better. To find out the common ways people know the world and ways people express themselves. To appreciate the beauty, explicit or not, of the language. To learn how to achieve an effective communication. Introduction to Rhetorical Devices 1. Phonetic Devices 1.1 Alliteration 头韵 Eg. a rolling road tongue twisters: She sells seashells on the seashore. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. 1.2 Euphony 谐音 Eg. hate- late; powers- flowers 1.3 Assonance 半谐音 Eg. Thou still unravished bride of quietness, Thou foster child of silence and slow time. （Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn） a coffin shop-- a coffee shop; a flowery dell-- a flowery cell 1.4 Onomatopoeia 拟声 Eg. dog: bay, snarl, growl, howl, whine… 1.5 Homeoteleuton 叠韵: similarity in endings Eg. Instead of rivets there came an invasion, an infliction, a visitation. To Bertie, Jeeves is as incomprehensible as he is indispensable. 2. Lexical Devices 2.1 Lexical Options 2.1.1 Short Words and Long Words 2.1.2 Common Words and Learned Words Eg. payment- liquidation; refer to- allude to; glasses- spectacles; name/ surname- cognomen 2.1.3 Formal, Informal or Colloquial Words Eg. deception- trick- rip-off; residence- house- digs; commence- start/begin- kick off 2.1.4 General or Specific Words Eg. (n.) the building- the library; big cities- Shanghai, New York, London; (adj.) a fine day- sunny, warm, cloudless (adv.) speak well- clearly, with perfect diction; (v.) walk- stroll, march, stride; stagger 2.1.5 Concrete or Abstract Words 2.1.6 Referential or Emotive Words 2.1.7 Choice between Synonymous Words Eg. fat- stout; high- tall; wide- broad; thin- lean 2.2 Choice of Abbreviations 2.2.1 Acronyms initialism: UN; WTO part of a word: TV; ID an expression or sentence: DINK; ASAP(asap); AWOL(awol); MARLBORO number or similar sound: F2F; Gr8 2.2.2