高英Unit7-everydayuse修辞课堂.pptVIP

Rhetoric of the Text 1 Simile ? It is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. ? To make the comparison, words like as, as...as, as if and like are used to transfer the quality Definition 2 Simile ? … my skin like an uncooked barley pancake. (para5) skin an uncooked barley pancake ? The yard was like an extended living room.( Para.1) ? Maggies hand is as limp as a fish, and probably as cold, despite the sweat, and she keeps trying to pull it back.( Para.23) 3 Hyperbole ? It is the deliberate use of overst