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1、UnderstandingFigurativeLanguageTomakelanguageclearer,moreinteresting,andmorestriking,allofususeexpressionswhicharenotliterallytrue.Wemakecomparisonsinspeakingandwriting.Figurativelanguage—languagethatisusednotinitsliteralmeaning,butinawaythatmakesdesc
2、ribingmoreinterestingorimpressive—paintsapictureforthereader.Figurativelanguagecanbeconfusingifitisunderstoodliterally.Theabilitytorecognizeandinterpretorexplainfigurativelanguagemayhelpusfullyunderstandawriter'spoint.Forexample:Parentsmayattempttocom
3、pensatebyshoweringthemwithmaterialpossessions.Explanation:givingthemmanymaterialpossessions2.Iftheyrefusearequest,theyimmediatelyfeelawaveofregretforhavingbeensostrictorungenerous.Explanation:asudden,uncontrollablefeelingofregret3.Onceyouturnoveranewl
4、eaf,youcannotexpecttochangecompletelyrightaway.Explanation:startanewcourseofimprovedbehaviorFiguresofSpeech英语中的常用修辞1.Simile明喻明喻是将具有共性的不同事物作对比.标志词常用like,as,seem,asif,asthough,similarto,suchas等.例如:Iwanderedlonelyasacloud.Hewaslikeacatonhotbricksbeforehi
5、sdrivingtest.2.Metaphor隐喻,暗喻隐喻是简缩了的明喻,是将某一事物的名称用于另一事物,通过比较形成。无需借助比喻词。例如:Thesoldierwasalioninthebattle.(metaphor)Thesoldierwasasbraveasalioninthebattle.(simile)ThecasesnowballedintooneofthemostfamoustrialsintheU.S.history.3.Personification拟人拟人是把生命赋予无生命
6、的事物.例如:Thenightgentlylaysherhandatourfeveredheads.Iwasveryhappyandcouldhearthebirdssinginginthewoods.4.Metonymy借喻,转喻，借代借喻不直接说出所要说的事物,而使用另一个与之相关的事物名称.4.1以容器代替内容,例如:Thekettleboils.水开了.4.2以资料.工具代替事物的名称,例如:Lendmeyourears,please.请听我说.4.3以作者代替作品,例如:acomplet
7、eShakespeare莎士比亚全集4.4以具体事物代替抽象概念,例如:Ihadthemuscle,andtheymademoneyoutofit.我有力气,他们就用我的力气赚钱.5.Synecdoche提喻提喻用部分代替全体,或用全体代替部分,或特殊代替一般.例如:Thereareabout100handsworkinginhisfactory.他的厂里约有100名工人.6.Hyperbole夸张夸张是以言过其实的说法表达强调的目的.它可以加强语势,增加表达效果.例如:Ibegathousand
8、pardons.Icouldsleepforayear.7.Understatement含蓄陈述，低调陈述和夸张相反，含蓄陈述是一种讽刺或幽默的表达方式，也就是有意把一件事说得没有事实上那么严重的一种修辞法，轻描淡写。Wecansolvethisproblem.我们能解决这个问题。（一般陈述）Thisproblemisnotaboveus.这个问题难不倒我们。（低调陈述）Themovieisnotbad.这电影想当不错。8.Onomatopoeia:(拟声）是指用语音摹拟自然声响，
