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1、AFreeTalkonRhetoricinSeniorEnglishTextbooksNowadaysyoucanseerhetoricphenomenaexistingeverywhereintheSeniorEnglishtextbooksincirculation.Generally,grammartellswhatiscorrect;rhetorictellswhatiseffectiveandpleasing.JustasBrooks&Warrensay(ModernRhetoric),“Rhetoricistheartofusinglanguageeffectively”.Hen
2、ce,it’sthemostimportantstageformiddleschoolstudentstomastersecondaryEnglishandformfundamentallinguisticqualities.IfanyonewhoknowsEnglishknowsaboutsomerhetoricstyles,it’snotonlyofgreathelptodistinguishallkindsofrhetoricphenomenaofthislanguage,butalsogoodtoimprovetheabilityofanalyzingrepresentingskil
3、lsinlanguageandefficientlyapplyingthelanguage.Therefore,I’dlovetogiveabrieftalkaboutsomecommonfiguresofspeechhere.1．SimileThesimilecamefromaLatinwordsimileswhichmeanslike.Itisafigureofspeechwhichmakesacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelementshavingatleastonequalityorfeatureincommon.Incomparison,wordslikea
4、s,as...as,asif,like,seemandthepatternA…toBasC…toD,etc.areusedtochangethequalityorfeaturethatwecombinewithonetotheother.Forinstance,Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.Someadditionalexamples:The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me as if I had gained a new friend.Itwa
5、slikesteppingintoasecretartmuseum,inwhichweweretheonlyvisitors.Mercyfallslikethegentlerainfromtheskyupontheearth.AndthereexitsomanystructuresinEnglishasfollows:(as) firm as a rock;(as) light as a feather;(as) mute as a fish;(as) strong as a horse ;(as)clearascrystal,etc.2.metaphorThemetaphor,referr
6、edascondensedsimile,islikeasimile,alsomakesacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelements,butunlikeasimile,it’simpliedratherthanstated,suchasHe really has a heart of gold.Infrontofmewasawallofanimals.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.Thesuper-girlsonTVareusuallythosewi
7、tha voice of gold.All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.(William Shakespeare)Educationisnotthefillingofapail,butthelightingofafire.3.PersonificationTheso-calledpersonificationist
