英语修辞手法Figures_of_speech.pptVIP

The grey hair should be respected. He is too fond of the bottle. The pen is mightier（强而有力的） than the sword. There was not a soul in the street. 1. 容器代替内容 Please have a cup or two. The kettle is boiling. 2.工具代替使用者 The pen is mightier than the sword. 3.人体器官代替其作用或者感受 I shouldnt let my heart rule my head. He has a ready tongue. She has an ear for music. 4.作者代替其作品 Have you read Shakespeare? 5.典型特征代替人 The blue eyes walked into the room. The silver heart left the office. tree trimmer---tree surgeon bootblack--- footwear maintenance engineer whore--- street walker, business girl, working girl, call girl Transferred Epithet Example of alliteration Also, avoid awkward or affected（做作，不自然） alliteration. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday. Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday. Pun(双关语；俏皮话) A play on words the humorous use of a word, or of words which are formed or sounded alike but have different meanings, in such a way as to play on two or more of the possible applications; a play on words. Example of pun I do it for the pun of it. Seven days without water makes one weak. What’s wrong with this fish? Long time no sea. What do lawyers do when they die? Lie still. Try our sweet corn. You will smile from ear to ear(笑得合不拢嘴). Example of pun Old photographers never die, they just have flash backs. That new mystery novel has a killer start to it. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. He wanted to fly a kite, but it was over his head. The hospital lab is recruiting. Theyre looking for new blood. Cliché（陈词滥调，老生常谈） A cliché is a hackneyed（陈腐的；平庸的）phrase or expression. The phrase may once have been fresh or striking（显著突出的）, but it has become tired through over-use. Example of cliché No pain, no gain Every coin has two sides Last, but not least, avoid cliché‘s like the plague（瘟疫）. Paradox（自相矛盾，悖论） Paradox is a figure of speech in which a statemen