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修辞格总结范文 I.Inaugural Address1.Let theword go forth fromthis time and place,to friendand foealike,that thetorch hasbeen passedto a new generationof Americans,to whichthis nationhas alwaysbeen mitted,and towhom weare mittedtoday athome andaround theworld.(alliteration)2.United,there islittle wecannot doin ahost of co-operative ventures.Divided,there islittle wecan do,for wedare notmeet apowerful challengeat oddsand splitasunder.(antithesis)3.But we shall alwayshope tofind.and toremember that.those whofoolishly soughtpower byriding the back of the tigerended upinside.(metaphor)4.If afree societycannot helpthe manywho arepoor,it cannotsave thefew whoare rich.(antithesis)5.But hispeaceful revolutionof hopecannot beethe preyof hostilepowers.(metaphor)6.And letevery otherpower knowthat hishemisphere intendsto remain the masterof itsown house.(metaphor)7.To thatworld assemblyof sovereignstates,the UnitedNations.we renewour pledgeof support:.to strengthenits shieldof thenew and the weak,and toenlarge thearea inwhich itswrit mayrun.(metaphor)8.But neithercan twogreat andpowerful groupsof nationstake fort.,yet bothracing to alter thatuncertain balanceof terrorthat staysthe handof mankinds finalwar.(synecdoche)9.Let bothsides explorewhat problemsunite usinstead ofbelaboring thoseproblems whichdivide us.(antithesis)10.And ifa beachheadofco-operation maypush backthe jungleof suspicion,let bothsides joinin creatinga newendeavor,not anew balanceof power(metaphor)11.The energy,the faith,the devotionwhich webring tothis endeavorwill lightour countyand allwho serveit,and theglow fromthat firecan trulylight theworld.(metaphor)12.And so,my fellowAmericans asknot what your countrycan do for you,ask whatyou candoforyour country.(antithesis)II.Everyday Use1.I amthe waymy daughterwould wantme to be:a hundredpounds lighter,my skinlike anuncooked barleypancake.(simile)2.Maggies handis aslimp as a fish,and probablyas cold,despite thesweat,and shekeeps tryingto pullit back.(simile)3.When Ilooked ather likethat somethinghit mein thetop of my headand randown to the solesofmyfeet.X III.The TrialThat Rockedthe World1.Darrow hadwhispered throwinga reassuringarm roundmy shoulderas wewere waitingfor thecourt toopen.(transferred epithet)2.Darrow walkedslowly roundthe bakingcourt.(transferred epithet)3.The crowdseemed tofeel thattheir championhad notscorched theinfidels with the hotbreath ofhis oratoryas heshould have.(metaphor)4.Gone wasthe fiercefervor of the dayswhen Bryanhas sweptthe politicalarena like a prairiefire.(simile)5.He appealedfor intellectualfreedom,and ausedBryan ofcalling fora duelto thedeath.between scienceand religion.(metaphor)Then thecourt brokeinto astorm of applause thatsurpassed thatfor Bryan.(metaphor)One shopannounced:DARWIN ISRIGHTINSIDE.(pun)Dudley Field Malone calledmy convictiona“victorious defeat.”(oxymoron)The oratoricalstorm thatClarence Darrowand DudleyFieldMaloneblew upin thelittle courtin Daytonswept like a freshwind throughthe schoolsand legislativeoffices of the UnitedStates,bringing inits wakeanewclimate ofintellectual andacademic freedomthat hasgrown withthe passingyears.(metaphor)IV.Love isA Fallacy1.Charles Lam,as merryand enterprisinga fellowas.unfettered theinformal essaywith hismemorable OldChina andDreams Children.(metaphor)2.There followsan informalessay thatventures evenbeyond Lambs frontier.(metaphor)10.Read,then,the followingessay whichundertakes todemonstrate thatlogic,far frombeing adry,pedantic discipline,is aliving,breathing thing,full ofbeauty,passion,and trauma.(metaphor andhyperbole)4.My brainwas aspowerful as a dynamo,as preciseas achemists scales,as peratingasascalpel.(simile andhyperbole)5.It isnot oftenthat oneso younghas sucha giantintellect.(hyperbole)6.Same age,same background,but dumbas anox.(simile)7.My brain,that precisioninstrument,slipped intohigh gear.(mixed metaphor)8.She was,to besure,a girlwho excitedthe emotions,but I was notone tolet myheart rulemy head.(metonymy)9.It is,after all,easier tomake abeautiful dumbgirl smartthan tomake anugly smartgirl beautiful.(antithesis)10.In otherwords,if youwere outof thepicture,the fieldwould beopen.(metaphor)11.I saidwith amysterious winkand closedmy bagand left.(transferred epithet)12.First helooked atthe coatwiththeexpression ofa waifat abakery window.(metaphor)13.Back andforth hishead swiveled,desire waxing,resolution waning.(antithesis)14.This loomedasaproject ofno smalldimensions.(understatement orlitotes)15.We wenttotheKnoll,the campustrysting place,and wesat downunder anold oak,.(implied allusion)16.Otherwise youhave mitteda DictoSimpliciter.(metonymy)(Otherwise youhave mitteda logical fallacy called“a dictosimpliciter)17.You areguilty ofPost Hocif youblame EulaBecker.(metonymy)(You havemitted thelogicalfallacycalled posthoc,.)18.If thereis anirresistible force,there canbe noimmovable object.(antithesis)19.Petey laysnoring in his bed,the raooncoat huddledlikea great hairybeast athis feet.(simile)20.Maybe somewhereintheextinct craterof hermind,a fewembers stillsmoldered.Maybe somehowI couldfan theminto flame.(metaphor)21.After all,surgeons havex-rays to guide them during an operation(metonymy)(Surgeons useX-ray photographstoguidethemduringanoperation.22.There isa limitto whatflesh andblood canbear.(synecdoche)23.The nextfallacy iscalled Poisoningthe Well.(metaphor)(The writerpares“the personalattack ona personholding somethesis”to“poisoning thewell”24.The firstman haspoisoned thewell beforeanybody coulddrink fromit.(metaphor)25.He hashamstrung hisopponent beforehe couldeven start.(metaphor)(paring thespeakers personalattach todisabling aperson bycutting oneof thetendons atthebackof theknee.)26.It waslike digginga tunnel.(simile)27.“Polly,I loveyou,You arethe wholeworld tome,andthestarsspace.(hyperbole)28.I willwander theface of.,hollow-eyed hulk.(hyperbole)29.I wasnot Pygmalion;IwasFrankenstein,and mymonster hadme bythe throat.(allusions)(He plannedtobePygmalion,to fashionan idealwife forhimself;but hebecame Frankensteinfor Polly(his student)ultimately rejectedhim(her teacher)30.Youre darnright.(euphemism)(“darn”is usedher for“damn”)31.I leapedto myfeet,bellowing likea bull.(simile)32.“The rat!”I shrieked.(metaphor)33.Look atmea brilliantstudent,a tremendousintellectual,a manwith anassured future.Look atPeteya knothead,a jitterbug,a guywholl neverknow wherehis nextmeal ising from.(antithesis)V.Speech onHitlers Invasionof theU.S.S.R1.I seealso thedull drilled,docile,brutish massesof theHun soldieryplodding onlikeaswarm ofcrawling locusts.(simile)2.I askedwhether forhim,the archanti-Communist,this wasnot bowingdown inthe Houseof Rimmon.(allusion)3.The Naziregime isdevoid ofall themeand principleexcept appetiteand racialdomination.(metaphor)4.Still smartingfrom manya Britishwhipping.(metaphor)5.Behind allthis glare,behind allthis storm,I seethat smallgroup ofvillainous menwho plan,organize,and launchthis cataractof horrorsupon mankind(metaphor)6.Any manor statewho fightson againstNazidom willhave ourair.Any manor statewho marcheswith Hitleris ourfoe.(antithesis)7.The Russiandanger is therefore ourdanger,fighting forhis hearthand homeis thecause offree menand freepeoples.of theglobe.(alliteration)8.rid theearth ofhis shadowand liberateits peoplesfrom his yoke.(metaphor)9.Let uslearn thelessons alreadytaught bysuch cruelexperience.(alliteration)Simile1.As coldwaters toa thirstysoul,so isgood newsfrom afar county.2.The waterlay grayand wrinkledlike anelephants skin.3.My verythoughts werelike theghostly rustleof deadleaves.Metaphor1.Boys andgirls,tumbling inthe streetsand playing,were movingjewels.2.Snow clothesthe ground.3.The townwas stormedafter along siege.4.He swambravely againstthe tideof popularapplause.5.This isnot thetime tothrow upthe sponge,when theenemy,already weakenedand divided,are onthe runtoanew defensiveposition.(mixed metaphor；a mixtureof prizedring andbattle field)6.There isevery indicationthat Nigeriawill bea towerof strengthand willforge ahead.(mixed metaphor;a mixtureofafortress anda ship)Metonymy1.Gray hairsshould berespected.2.He istoo fondof thebottle.3.I havenever readLi Bai.Synecdoche1.Have youany coppers?(=Have youany money?)(coppers standfor coinsof lowvalue madeof copperor bronze;here itisthe naming ofthe material(copper)for thething made(coin)2.He isa poorcreature.(thenamingofthegenus forthe species.)3.He isthe Newtonof thiscentury.Euphemism Passawaydie,misinformlie,remainscorpse,visiting thenecessarygoing tothe toiletHyperbole1.The waveran mountainhigh.2.America laughedwith MarkTwain.3.His speechbrought thehouse down.4.All theperfumes ofArabia willnot sweetenthis littlehand.Antithesis1.The questfor righteousnessis Oriental,the questfor knowledge,Oidental.2.Good breedingconsists inconcealing howmuch we think ofourselves andhow littlewethinkoftheother person.3.A friendexaggerates amans virtues,an enemyhis crimes.4.The conventionbought time;it couldnot bringsettlement.5.Its failuresbecame apart ofhistory butits suessesheld theclue toa betterinternational order.Paradox1.One mans terroristis anothermans freedomfighter.2.A loverof peaceemerged asa magnificentleader ofwar.3.My lifeclosed twicebefore itsclose.Oxymoron1.Conscience isthe innervoice thatwarns usthat someonemay belooking.2.Necessity isthe motherof invent