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1、英语修辞手法（Englishrhetoric）Figuresofspeech(修辞)arewaysofmakingourlanguagefigurative(形象的）.Whenweusewordsinotherthantheirordinaryorliteralsensetolendforcetoanidea,toheighteneffect,ortocreatesuggestiveimagery,wearesaidtobespeakingorwritingfiguratively.Nowwearegoingtotalkaboutsomecommonformsoffigu
2、resofspeech.Simile：明喻Itisafigureofspeechwhichmakesacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelementshavingatleastonequalityorcharacteristic(特性)incommon.Tomakethecomparison,wordslikeas,as...as,asifandlikeareusedtotransferthequalityweassociatewithonetotheother明喻（simile）是以两种具有相同特征的事物和现象进行对比，表明本体和喻体之间的相似关系，
3、两者都在对比中出现。常用比喻词like,as,asif,asthough等.例：Helookedasifhehadjuststeppedoutofmybookoffairytalesandhadpassedmelikeaspirit.他看上去好像刚从我的童话故事书中走出来，像幽灵一样从我身旁走过去。Ithaslongleavesthatswayinthewindlikeslimfingersreachingtotouchsomething.它那长长的叶子在风中摆动，好像伸出纤细的手指去触摸什么东西似的。Metaphor：暗喻Itislikeasimile,alsomake
4、sacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelements,butunlikeasimile,thiscomparisonisimpliedratherthanstated.隐喻（metaphor）这种比喻不通过比喻词进行，而是直接将用事物当作乙事物来描写，甲乙两事物之间的联系和相似之处是暗含的。例：Thediamonddepartmentwastheheartandcenterofthestore.钻石部是商店的心脏和核心。Analogy:类比Itisalsoaformofcomparison,butunlikesimileormetaphorwhichu
5、suallyusescomparisonononepointofresemblance,analogydrawsaparallelbetweentwounlikethingsthathaveseveralcommonqualitiesorpointsofresemblance.Personification:拟人Itgiveshumanformoftoanimals,orlifeandpersonalattributes(赋予)toinanimate(无生命的)objects,ortoideasandabstractions(抽象).拟人（personification）
6、这种修辞方法是把人类的特点、特性加于外界事物之上，使之人格化，以物拟人，以达到彼此交融，合二为一。例：Asmilingmoon微笑的月亮Springisdrawingnear。春天正向我们走来。Theylistenedtothewindwhistlingthroughthetrees.他们听着风在树林中呼啸。Hyperbole:夸张Itisthedeliberate（故意的）useofoverstatementorexaggerationtoachieveemphasis.夸张（hyperbole）这是运用丰富的想象，过激的言词，渲染和装饰客观事物，以达到强调的效果。例：
7、Mybloodfroze.我的血液都凝固了。MyheartalmoststoppedbeatingwhenIheardmydaughter’svoiceonthephone.从电话里一听到我女儿的声音，我的心几乎停止跳动。Understatement:含蓄陈述Itistheoppositeofhyperbole,oroverstatement.Itachievesitseffectofemphasizingafactbydeliberately(故意地)understatingit,impressingthelistenero
