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1、Simile•1)Ascoldwateristoathirstysoul,soisgoodnewsfromafarcountry.(Proverbs25—theBible)•2)Hewaslikeacockwhothoughtthesunhadrisentohearhimcrow.(GeorgeEliot)•3)Hearosejointbyjoint,asacarpenter’sruleopens,andbeatthedustfromhisclothes.(TheCopandtheAnthem)•4)Della’sbeautifulhairfellabouthe
2、r,ripplingandshininglikeacascadeofbrownwaters.5)Therubyshallberedderthanaredrose,andthesapphireshallbeasblueasthegreatsea.(OscarWilde)•6)Amanwithoutknowledgeislikeahousewithoutfoundation.•7)Airtousiswhatwateristofish.•8)Readingistothemindwhatexerciseistothebody.•9)Wisdomistothemindwh
3、athealthistothebody.Metaphor•1)Life’sbutawalkingshadow,apoorplayer.(Shakespeare,Macbeth)•2)Ifmusicbethefoodoflove,playon.(Shakespeare,TwelfthNight)•3)Somebooksaretobe___,otherstobe___,andsomefewtobe___and___.(FrancisBacon,OfStudies)•4)Alltheworld’sastage,•Andallmenandwomenmerelyplaye
4、rs;•Theyhavetheirexitsandentrances,•Andonemaninhistimeplaysmanyparts,•Hisactsbeingsevenages…•(ShakespeareAsYouLikeIt)•5)Hewasstrangledinthenetofgossip.•6)Hislifebecameawhirlwindofdesignmeetings,clientconferences,andlast-minutedecisions.TheUseofSimileandMetaphorTrytobeidiomaticspendmo
5、neylikewater10asAmericanasapplepieasstrongasahorseworklikehorsesasstupidasagooseasdryassawdust(wet)likeadrownedratablacksheepfishintheairPersonification•1)Theshipsailedintotheteethofthehurricane.•2)Thewindwhistledthroughthetrees.•Thewindwasmoaningthroughthetrees.•3)Ifnotalwaysinahotm
6、oodtosmash,theseaisalwaysstealthilyreadyforadrowning.(JosephConrad)•4)Theskyrejoicesinthemorning’sbirth.(WordsworthResolutionandIndependence)•Examplesmadebysomestudents:•5)Theroseblushesinthemorningbreeze.•6)Theleavesaretremblinginthewind.•7)Pleasewaterthethirstyflowers.•8)Lookatthes
7、milingmoon.Howbrightitis!Metonymy•Metonymyisafigureofspeechwhichinvolvesthesubstitutionofthenameofonethingforthatofanother.Inotherwords,itinvolvesa“changeofname”;thesubstitutednamesuggeststhethingmeant.•1)Hemusthavebeenspoiledfromthecradle.•2)YoucangetagoodcupatBlack’scafé.•3)Thewhol
8、etownwentout
