高级英语lesson6 mark twain

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1、高级英语lesson6ThemirrorofAmerica“Mirror”heremeansapersonwhogivesatruerepresentationordescriptionofthecountry.Itreflectsorrevealsthetruthofsomethingorsomebody.☆appreciationThisexcerptisabriefintroductionofMarktwain.Hisadventurous,patriotic,romanticandhumorouscharacteristicsareknownbymostpeople.Be

2、forebecomingawriter,hehaddonevariouskindsofjobswhichgreatlyenrichedhiswritings.However,thebitternessofhislife,especiallythesuccessivedeathsofhisfamilymembers,isseldommadeknowntothepublic.Anditisthisdarksideofhislifethatmakeshislaterworksfilledwithasatirictone.Ironically,themanwhomakestheworldl

3、aughismadebitterbyhisallmisfortunes.Thushisbitterlifeexperienceseemstobeincontradictionwithhisownhumorousworks.Andbypresentingbothsidesofhislife,theauthorpresentstohisreadersafullerpictureofMarkTwainthatwillhelpthemunderstandhisworksmuchbetter.Hiswritingstyle:☆hisstylewasprecise,enviable,andwe

4、ll-crafted.Hewasamasterofirony.Hischaracterswerealiveandfallible.☆Hisjournalisticprosewerefilledwithtersesarcasm.RhetoricdevicesMetaphorSimileHyperbolePersonificationAntithesisEuphemismAlliterationMetonymyMetaphor:MarkTwain--MirrorofAmericasawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight...明显地看到前途是一片黑暗的人(para

5、graph1)mainarteryoftransportationintheyoungnation‘sheart密西西比河是这个年轻国家中部的交通大动脉(paragraph3)Whenrailroadsbegandryingupthedemand...随着铁路运输的发展，社会上对汽船领航员的需求日渐减少(paragraph6)2.Simile:MostAmericanrememberM.T.asthefatherof......amemorythatseemedphonographic他那像留声机般准确可靠的记忆3.Hyperbole（夸张）:...cruisethroughete

6、rnalboyhoodand...endlesssummeroffreedom...Thecastofcharacters...-acosmos..4.Personification（拟人）theriverhadacquaintedhimwith......toliterature'senduringgratitude......anentrythatwilldeterminehiscourseforever...5.Antithesis:（对偶）...betweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare......tookunholyver

7、balshotsattheHolyLand......aworldwhichwilllamentthemadayandforgetthemforever6.Euphemism（委婉语）...men'sfinalreleasefromearthlystrugglediligentlyavoidingcontactwiththeenemy-----means:retreating7.Alliteration（头韵）...theslow,sleepy,sluggish-br