高級英語修辭

LESSON1WhereDoWeGofromHereAslongasthemindisenslaved,thebodycanneverbefree.(Antithesis對仗)Psychologicalfreedom,afirmsenseofself-esteem,isthemostpowerfulweaponagainstthelongnightofphysicalslavery.(Metaphor暗喻)Itispreciselythiscollisionofimmoralpowerwithpowerlessmoralitywhichconstitutesthemajorcrisisofourtimes.(Chiasmus回文)PutGod’schildrenontheirowntwofeet.（Metaphor暗喻）Withoutrecognizingthiswewillendupwithsolutionsthatdon’tsolve,answersthatdon’tanswerandexplanationsthatdon’texplain.(Paradox雋語)AndIamstillconvincedthatitisthemostpotentweaponavailabletotheNegroinhisstruggleforjusticeinthiscountry.AndtheotherthingisthatIamconcernedaboutabetterworld.I’mconcernedabouttruth.(Parallelism排比)Forthroughviolenceyoumaymurderamurdererbutyoucan’tmurderamurder.(Antithesis對仗)HewhohatesdoesnotknowGod,buthewhohaslovehasthekeythatunlocksthedoortothemeaningofultimatereality.(Metaphor暗喻)WhatIamsayingtodayisthatwemustgofromthisconventionandsay,“America,youmustbebornagain!”(Parody仿擬)Letusbedissatisfieduntilthetragicwallsthatseparatetheoutercityofwealthandcomfortandtheinnercityofpovertyanddespairshallbecrushedbythebatteringramsoftheforcesofjustice.(Metaphor暗喻)Letusbedissatisfieduntileverystatecapitolhousesagovernorwhowilldojustly,whowilllovemercyandwhowillwalkhumblywithhisGod.(Allusion示意，引用典故)Letusbedissatisfieduntilfromeverycityhall(Metonymy換喻),justicewillrolldownlikewaters(Simile明喻)andrighteousnesslikeamightystream.Whenourdaysbecomedrearywithlow-hoveringclouds(Metaphor暗喻)ofdespairandwhenournightsbecomedarkerthanathousandmidnights,letusrememberthatthereisacreativeforceinthisuniverse,workingtopulldownthegiganticmountains(Metaphor暗喻)ofevil,apowerthatisabletomakeawayoutofnoway(Paradox雋語)andtransformdarkyesterdaysintobright(Antithesis對仗)tomorrows.LESSON4ProfessionsforWomanNodemandwasmadeuponthefamilypurse.(Metonymy換喻)Thecheapnessofwritingpaperis,ofcoursethereasonwhywomanhavesucceededintheotherprofessions.(語氣：Sarcasm諷刺)Ihavetoadmitthatinsteadofspendingthatsumupon[breadandbutter],rent,[shoesandstockings][Alliteration押頭韻](Synecdoche,Metonymy的特別形式),orbutcher’sbills(Metonymy換喻),Iwentoutandbroughtacat—abeautifulcat,aPersiancat,whichverysooninvolvedmeinbitterdisputeswithmyneighbours.WhatcouldbeeasierthantowritearticlesandtobuyPersiancatwiththeprofits？(Rhetoricalquestion反詰問句)Whatissimplerthanwritebooks?(Rhetoricalquestion反詰問句)LESSON5LoveIsaFallacyTherefollowsaninformalessaythatventuresevenbeyondLamb’sfrontier.(Metaphor暗喻)CouldCarlyledomore?CouldRuskin?(Rhetoricalquestion反詰問句)Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,aspreciseasachemist’sscales,aspenetratingasascalpel.(Simile明喻)Itisnotoftenthatonesoyounghassuchagiantintellect.(Hyperbole夸張)Samebackground,butdumbasanox.(Simile明喻)Aniceenoughyoungfellow,youunderstand,butnothingupstairs.(Metaphor暗喻)Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear.(Metaphor暗喻)Iwasnotonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.(Metonymy換喻)Itisafterall,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanuglysmartgirlbeautiful.(Antithesis對仗)Inotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen,isthatright?(Metaphor暗喻)Firsthelookedatthecoatwiththeexpressionofawaifatabakerywindow.(Simile明喻)Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.(Antithesis對仗)What’sPollytome,ormetoPolly？(Parody仿擬)WewenttotheKnoll,thecampustrystingplace,andwesatdownunderanoldoak.(Allusion示意，引用典故)Ifthereisanimmovableforce,therecanbenoimmovableobject.Ifthereisanimmovableobject,therecanbenoirresistibleforce.(Antithesis對仗)Peteylaysnoringinhisbed,theraccooncoathuddledlikeagreathairybeastathisfeet.(Simile明喻)Maybesomewhereintheextinctcraterofhermind,afewembersstillsmoldered.(Metaphor暗喻)Thereisalimittowhatfleshandbloodcanbear.(Synecdoche,Metonymy的特別形式)Thefirstmanhaspoisonedthewellbeforeanybodycoulddrinkfromit.(Metaphor暗喻)Hehashamstrunghisopponentbeforehecouldevenstart.(Metaphor暗喻)Itwaslikediggingatunnel.(Simile明喻)JustasPygmalionlovedtheperfectwomanhehadfashioned,soIlovedmine.(Allusion示意，引用典故)Youarethewholeworldtome,andthemoonandthestarsandtheconstellationsofouterspace.(Hyperbole夸張)IwasFrankenstein,andmymonsterhadmebythethroat.(Allusion示意，引用典故)LESSON9TheWaytoRainyMountainThehardestweatherintheworldisthere.(Hyperbole夸張)Winterbringsblizzard,hottornadicwindsariseinthespring,andinsummertheprairieisananyil’sedge.(Metaphor暗喻)Thegrassturnsbrittleandbrown,anditcracksbeneathyourfeet.(Alliteration押頭韻)Willowandwitchhazel.(Alliteration押頭韻)AtadistanceinJulyorAugustthesteamingfoliageseemsalmosttowritheinfire.(Metaphor暗喻)Mygrandmotherwassparedthehumiliationofthosehighgraywallsbyeightortenyears.(Metaphor暗喻)Thereisaperfectfreedominthemountains,butitbelongstotheeagleandtheelk,thebadgerandthebear.(Alliteration押頭韻)Descendingeastward,thehighlandmeadowsareastairwaytotheplain.(Metaphor暗喻)Thegreatbillowingcloudsthatsailuponitareshadowsthatmoveuponthegrainlikewater.(Metaphor暗喻)Notyetwouldtheysouthwardtothecaldronoftheland(Metaphor暗喻)thatlaybelow:theymustweantheirblood(Metaphor暗喻)fromthenorthernwinterandholdthemountainsawhilelongerintheirview.AdarkmistlayovertheBlackHills,andthelandwaslikeiron.(Simile明喻)TheretobegandbarterforananimalfromtheGoodnightherd.(Alliteration押頭韻)Buttherewassomethinginherentlysadinthesound,somemeresthesitationuponthesyllablesofsorrow.(Alliteration押頭韻)Theagedvisitorswhocametomygrandmother’shousewhenIwasachildweremadeofleanandleather,andtheyborethemselvesupright.(Alliteration押頭韻)Theymadeloudandelaboratetalkamongthemselves,fullofjestandgesture,frightandfalsealarm.(Alliteration押頭韻)LESSON10BeforeandAfterSeptember11Wewatchwistfullyasthepre-9/11worlddriftsawayonitsraftofmemory,castinTechnicolorshadesofnostalgia.(Metaphor暗喻)Whichassumesthepublicisthinkinginred,whiteandblue(Metonymy換喻),whenactuallythespectrumofemotions,ideasandopinionsis,likeAmericaitself,multihued.(Simile明喻)Themeninsuitsaretellinguswhatthemeninuniformsaregoingtodotothemeninturbansiftheydon’tturnoverthemeninhiding.(Parody仿擬)T