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1、AFreeTalkonRhetoricinSeniorEnglishTextbooks中学英语教材中修辞现象面面观NowadaysyoucanseerhetoricphenomenaexistingeverywhereintheSeniorEnglishtextbooksincirculation.Generally,grammartellswhatiscorrect;rhetorictellswhatiseffectiveandpleasing.JustasBrooks&Warrensay(ModernRhetoric),“Rhetoricisthear
2、tofusinglanguageeffectively”.Hence,it’sthemostimportantstageformiddleschoolstudentstomastersecondaryEnglishandformfundamentallinguisticqualities.IfanyonewhoknowsEnglishknowsaboutsomerhetoricstyles,it’snotonlyofgreathelptodistinguishallkindsofrhetoricphenomenaofthislanguage,butalso
3、goodtoimprovetheabilityofanalyzingrepresentingskillsinlanguageandefficientlyapplyingthelanguage.Therefore,I’dlovetogiveabrieftalkaboutsomecommonfiguresofspeechhere.1．SimileThesimilecamefromaLatinwordsimileswhichmeanslike.Itisafigureofspeechwhichmakesacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelem
4、entshavingatleastonequalityorfeatureincommon.Incomparison,wordslikeas,as...as,asif,like,seemandthepatternA…toBasC…toD,etc.areusedtochangethequalityorfeaturethatwecombinewithonetotheother.Forinstance,Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.Someadditionalexamples:The
5、 first time I read an excellent book, it is to me as if I had gained a new friend.Itwaslikesteppingintoasecretartmuseum,inwhichweweretheonlyvisitors.Mercyfallslikethegentlerainfromtheskyupontheearth.AndthereexitsomanystructuresinEnglishasfollows:(as) firm as a rock;(as) light as a
6、 feather;(as) mute as a fish;(as) strong as a horse ;(as)clearascrystal,etc.2.metaphorThemetaphor,referredascondensedsimile,islikeasimile,alsomakesacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelements,butunlikeasimile,it’simpliedratherthanstated,suchasHe really has a heart of gold.Infrontofmewasawa
7、llofanimals.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.Thesuper-girlsonTVareusuallythosewitha voice of gold.All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.(William Shakespeare)Educationisnotthefillingofapail,butthelightingofafire.
8、3.PersonificationTheso-calledpers
