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1、1.1Alliterationsafe and sound1.2Consonanceroughandtough1.3Assonancefairandsquare1.4Rhymefitorfat1.5OnomatopoeiaThestreamismurmuringthroughthewoods.2.1SimileThegossipislikeanetthatstrangledher.Thenewsislikeadaggertohisheart.Hehasnomoreideaofmoneythana

2、cow.Hisvoicesoundedlikeathunderinthehall.Themachine-gunwasshootingdowntheenemylikeamowercuttingdowngrass.Habitislikenedtoacable;Everydayweweaveathread,andsoonwecannotbreakit.2.2MetaphorThenightwaspitch-black.Atlasthefeltarayofhope.Thehallwaywaszebra-

3、stripedwithdarknessandmoonlight.Notallslimgirlsarepapertigers.Hewasawalkingencyclopedia.ApplicationsforjobsfloodedtheEmploymentAgency.2.3MetonymyThekettleisboiling.Hemusthavebeenspoiltfromthecradle.EverygovernmentshouldattendtocleaningitsownAugeansta

4、bles.BacchushasdrownedmorethanNeptunebuthaskilledfewerthanMars.Theworldisastage.Thediamonddepartmentwastheheartandcenterofthestore.2.4SynecdocheThegrayhairshouldberespected.Thehousewasbuiltby40hands.Thelawarrivedjustintimetocatchthearmedrobber.George

5、wasoneofthefoesworthyofhissteel.ThereisamixtureofthetigerandtheapeinthecharacterofaFrenchman.TheGreatWallwasmadenotonlyofstonesandearth,butofthefleshandbloodofmillionsofmen.2.5Synesthesia The birds sat upon a tree and poured forth their lily like voi

6、ce. Taste the music of Mozart.Johnson’sBabyPowder:thesoftsmellThelightisbrayinglikeanassWhatanoisyscarfitis!SweetThames!Runsoftly,tillIendmysong.2.6TransferredEpithetsleeplessnightdizzyheightsweetvoiceicylookprotestingchairahellofaworkshop2.7Personif

7、icationThesunkissedthegreenfields.Thethirstydesertdrankupthewater.Theyouthweresinging,laughingandplayingthemusicinstrument.Thetreesandflowersaroundthemdancedheartilyasiftouchedbymerrymood.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.Ignominy,Want,DespairandMadnesshave,co

8、llectivelyorseparately,beentheattendantsofmycareer.2.8HyperboleHerbeautymadethebrightworlddim,andeverythingbesideseemedlikethefleetingimageofashade.InthespringIhavecountedonehundredandthirty-sixdifferentkindsofweatherinsideoffour-and-twentyhour.Onlya