《英语修辞学》课件 Figures of Similarity--1. Simile.ppt

Idiomsofcomparisons36)assourasvinegar37)assteadyasarock/stone38)assureaseggsareeggs=assureasonelives.(certainly)39)astimidasarabbitIdiomsofcomparisons40)astoughasleather(usedofathing,oftenfoodwhichisdifficulttocutorchew;alsousedofapersonwhoisphysicallystrong)astoughasnails(ofapersonwithastrongwill)Idiomsofcomparisons41)astrickyasamonkey(ofapersonveryclever,crafty)42)astrueassteel(ofaperson:veryloyal,reliable)Idiomsofcomparisons43)asuglyasscarecrow(ofaperson:veryugly)44)asvainasapeacock(ofapersonveryvain)Idiomsofcomparisons45)aswarmastoast(ofperson,ortheairinside:verywarm)46)aswatchfulasahawk(ofperson:verywatchful)47)aswelcomeasflowersinMay(verywelcome)EnglishRhetoric英语修辞学AestheticRhetoric美学修辞FiguresofSpeech修辞格FiguresofSimilarity相似修辞学I.FiguresofSimilarity1.Simile2.Metaphor3.Personification4.Analogy1.Simile明喻Simile:fromLatinsimilis,meaningsimilar.Itmakesacomparison,butisdifferentfromanordinary,literalcomparison.1.Simile明喻Itisafigureofspeechwhichmakesacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelementshavingatleastonequalityorcharacteristicincommon.1.SimileAislikeB.（AandBaretwodifferentelements.）A---tenor本体B---vehicle喻体Like:afunctionword1.SimileTomakethecomparison,wordslikeas,as…so…,like,asif,asthough,seem,justas,similarto,suchas…areusedtotransferthequalityweassociatewithonetotheother.1.ExamplesofSimiles1)Myheartislikeasingingbird.2)Iwanderedlonelyasacloud.3)Lifeislikeacandle.Why?Whatis/aretheassociation(s)?1.SimileBecauseitbeginsandendsindarkness;becausewhileitburns,itgivesofflightandenergy,activeandcolorful;becauseitgraduallyconsumesitself,andgetsshorterandshorter.1.Simile4)Asrusteatsiron,socareeats