《英语修辞学》课件 2. Figures of Relationship .ppt

Litotes:twotypes1)Understatementbydenyingitsopposite,usuallybyusingnegatives,oremphaticexpressionthroughanegative.e.g.:(1)Sheisnotbeautiful.(meaningsheisugly.)Examples(5)Buthehadtoleavethecityforawhilebecauseofsomescathing/severecolumnshewrote.Examples(6)Hecommittedanimpudentcrime.(7)Hahadapitifulsmileonhisface.(8)Hehasapassionatethroat.(9)Ihadasleeplessnight.(10)Thisisacrazystone.(11)Wehadaguiltyfeeling.TransferredEpithet2)Anadjectiveorphraseusuallydescribingakindofthingsisusedtodescribeanotherkindofthings,orabstractidea.(1)Ourliveswouldgrowtogetherinsadorsingingweather.(2)Therewasgreypeace.ExamplesinChinese1.怒发冲冠2.礼服3.情书4.病床5.酒楼6.芳香言语AssignmentCollectmoreexamplesabouttransferredepithetinbothChineseandEnglish.EnglishRhetoricFiguresofRelationship相关修辞格EnglishRhetoric11.Pun双关11.Pun双关Pun,alsotermedasparonomasia,isaplayonwords,orratheraplayontheformandmeaningofwords,sothatoneutterancebringstomindtwosound-alikesortwoincongruousmeaningofthesameword.ExamplesofPun1.Antanaclasis:Homonyms(wordwiththesamesoundorformbutdifferentmeanings一词多义双关)1)Isawasawsawasaw.2)Whyistheriverrich?Becauseithastwobanks.ExamplesofAntanaclasis3)A:Ican’tbearTom,afool.B:Hismothercanbear.4)Ifwecan’thangtogethertoday,wewillbehangedonebyonetomorrow.ExamplesofAntanaclasis5)---Whatdoesalawyerdoafterdeath?---Liesstill.6)---Whichsentenceisthelongest?---Life.ExamplesofAntanaclasis7)---Howdoyouknowtheoceanisfriendly?---Itwaves.8)---Whichmonthdosoldiershate?---March.9)Iusedtobeabanker,butthenIlostinterest.ExamplesofAntanaclasis10)Ifacancancanacan,canacancantheothercan?（1）罐头；（2）能（3）装罐头ExamplesofAntanaclasis11)Idroppedou