figureofspeech英语中的几种修辞方法

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2、e,thiscomparisonisimpliedratherthanstated.MetaphorHumanbeingsarecomparedtogiganticants.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Metaphor:moreexamplesThehalfwaywasZebra-stripedwithdarknessandmoonlight.(—KurtVonnegut,Jr.)Adescriptionofthealternatebandsoflightandshadein

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4、ycannotbeachievedordefendedwithoutbloodshed—thesheddingofthebloodofboththedefendersandtheoppressorsoflibertyinaviolentstruggle.Blood(manure)nurturesliberty.II.WritingDevices…withoneofentertainment-typewomenattheparty.(Para.9)Euphemism:thesubstitutionofm

5、ildorvagueorroundaboutexpressionforharshordirectone.EuphemismMoreexamplesTobecontinuedonthenextpage.II.WritingDevicesEuphemism:moreexamplesAmericansincreasinglyseeaneconomicdividebetweenthehavesandhave-nots,accordingtoanewpollthatalsofindsamajorityofpeo

6、pledissatisfiedwiththecountry'sdirection.II.WritingDevicesTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Euphemism:moreexamplesTheSeniorCitizens'Secretariatistheprovincialgovernmentagencyresponsibleforcoordinatingtheplanninganddevelopmentofpolicies,programsandservicesforse

7、niors.Nobodydisputestheneedtoanswernature'smostbasiccall,butsomewonderwhoshouldfootthebillforanadequatesupplyofpublictoilets.II.WritingDevicesTheendofEuphemism.Lesson7–TheRivalsII.WritingDevicesUnderstatementTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Ifyouweretoadoptmy

8、method,mightlandyouinaveryuncomfortableposition.(42)Inunderstatementthedictionplaysdownthemagnitudeorvalueofthesubject.Inoverstatementthedictionexaggeratesthesubject.Lesson7–TheRivalsTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Bothaimatthesameeff