《英语修辞学》课件 22.Climax, 23. Anticlimax,.ppt

EnglishRhetoricFiguresofEmphasisFiguresofEmphasis22.Climax渐进23.Anticlimax渐降Climax渐进、递进Definition:Climax,asafigureofspeech,isderivedfromtheGreekwordfor“ladder”,andimpliestheprogressionofContinuedthoughtatauniformoralmostuniformrateofsignificanceorintensity,likethestepsofaladderascendingevenly.ContinuedThesuccessfulconstructionofthisdevicedependsmuchonthecharacterofthethoughtitselfaswellasagoodcommandofvocabulary.ContinuedTherightwordsmustbechosentoconveythethoughtinanascendingorderofforceandintensify,fromweaktostrong,fromlighttoweighty.ClimaxClimaxiswidelyemployedbyspeakersandwriters,andinpersuasivespeechorwriting,itisextremelyeffectiveinstirringupfeelingsandemotions,orindrivinghomeapoint.Thefollowingarewell-knownexamples:(1)Icame,Isaw,Iconquered.(Veni,Vidi,Vici:Latin,pronounced:vini,vidi,viki,meaningIcame,Isaw,Iconquered.)我来了，我看见了，我征服了。Examples(2)Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.-----FrancisBacon---有些书浅尝辄止，另一些书却要囫囵吞下，只有少数的书值得咀嚼和消化。Examples(3)Readingmakethafullman;conferenceareadyman;andwritinganexactman.(FrancisBacon:“OfStudies”)阅读使人充实；交谈使人敏捷；写作使人精确。Examples(4)Iamsorry,Iamsoverysorry,Iamsoextremelysorry.我抱歉，我很抱歉，我十分抱歉。Examples(5)Butinalargersense,wecannotdedicate,wecannotconsecrate,wecannothallowthisground.Thebraveman,livinganddead,whostruggledhere,haveconsecrateditfaraboveourpowertoaddordetract…(AbrahamLincoln:“GettysburgAddress”)Examples--但是从更深意义上讲，我们不能奉献，不能献祭,更不能使这块土地成为圣地。一切曾经在这里战斗过的人们，不论生者死者，他们所做出的奉献之大，远不是我们所能妄加损益的。Examples(6)Lincolnrecognizedworthinthecommonpeople;helovedthecommonpeople;hefoughtfortheco