Unit 1 Middle Eastern Bazaar
1。 Onomatopoeia: is the formation of words in imitation o the sounds associated with the thing concerned.
e.g. 1) tinkling bells (Para. 1)
2) the squeaking and rumbling (Para。 9)
2。 Metaphor: is the u of a word or phra which describes one thing by stating another comparable thing without using “as” or smart 杂志“like”.
e.g. 1) the heat and glare of a big open square (Para. 1)
2) …in the maze of vaulted streets which honeycomb this bazaar (Para。 7)
3。 alliteration: is the u of veral words in clo proximity beginning with the same letter or letters。
e。g. 1) …thread theiroad是什么 way among the throngs of people (Para。 1)
2)…make a point of protesting
4. Hyperbole: is the u of a form of words to make sth sound big, small, loud and so on by saying that it is like something even bigger, smaller, louder, etc.
e。g. a tiny restaurant (Para。 7)
a flood of glistening lined oil (Para。 9)
5.Antithesis: is the tting, often in parallel structure, of contrasting words or phras opposite each other for emphasis.
e。g. 1) …a tiny apprentice blows a big charcoal fire with a huge leather bellows…(Para。 5)
2) …whichbasis towers to the vaulted ceiling and dwarfs the camels and their stone wheels。 (Para。 5)
6。 Personification: a figure of speech in which inanimate objects are endowed with h
uman qualities or are reprented as posssing human form。
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e。g. …as the burnished copper catches the light of …(Para。5)
Unit 9 Mark Twain—Mirror of America
V. Rhetorical devices
1. Simile: Plea refer to Lesson 2。
e.g. 1) Indeed, this nation’s best-loved author was every bit as adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. (Para。 1)
defect 2) Tom's mischievous daring, ingenuity, and the sweet innocence of his affection for Becky Thatcher are almost as sure to be studied in American schools today as is the Declaration of Independence。 (Para. 15)
2. Metaphor
e.g。 1) …who saw clearly ahead a black wall of night. (Para。 1)
钵酒 2) …main artery of transportation in the young nation’s heart。 (Para. 3)
3. Sarcasm: it is a figure of speech which attacks in a taunting and bitter manner, and its aim is to disparage, ridicule and wound the feelings of the subject attacked. It is most often restricted to the making of brief, unpleasant remarks that are motivated by hostility and contempt.
e。g。 1)…I knew more about retreating than the man that invented retreating. (Para. 6)
2) …one could t a trap anywhere and catch a dozen abler man in a night。 (Para. 13)
4. Alliteration: plea refer to Lesson 1。
e.g。 It was a splendid population –for all the slow, sleepy, sluggish—brained sloths stayed at home.
It was that population…and rushing them through with a magnificent dash and daring and a recklessness of cost or conquences”
5. Antithesis: plea refer to Lesson 1.
e。g. 1)…of the difference between what people claim to be and what they really are。 (Para。 5)
2)…a world which will lament them a day and forget them forever。
6. euphemism
e。g。 1) He tried soldiering for two weeks with a motley band of Confiderate guerrillas who diligently avoided contact with the enemy。
2) he commented with a crushing n of despair on man's final relea from earthly struggles
7. metonymy
e。g. 易格英语…but for making money, his pen would prove mightier than报酬 his pickax。
Unit 10 The Trial that Rocked the World
VII: Rhetorical devices
1. Metaphor:
No one,.。。 that may ca would snowball into..。
against是什么意思 。.。our town 。..had taken on a circus atmosphere。
The street 。..sprouted with 。。。
He thundered in his sonorous organ tones。
..。champion had not scorched the infidels.。。
…after the preliminary sparring over legalities…
2. 海词在线词典Simile:
.。.swept the arena like a prairie fire
。。.a palm fan like a sword。。。
3. Metonymy
。..tomorrow the magazines, the books, the newspapers。..
The Christian believes that man came from above. 。。.below.
4。 Hyperbole:
The trial that rocked the world
His reputation as an authority on Scripture is recognized throughout the world.
5. Ridicule:
Bryan, ageing and paunchy, was assisted 。.。
Bryan mopped his bald dome in silence。
6. Sarcasm:
There is some doubt about that。