11、Irony 反語

反語指用相反意義的詞來表達意思的作文方式.如在指責(zé)過失.錯誤時,用贊同過失的說法,而在表揚時,則近乎責(zé)難的說法.

例如:

①It would be a fine thing indeed not knowing what time it was in the morning.

早上沒有時間觀念還真是一件好事啊（真實含義是應(yīng)該明確早上的時間觀念）

②"Of course, you only carry large notes, no small change on you. "the waiter said to the beggar.

12、Pun 雙關(guān)

雙關(guān)就是用一個詞在句子中的雙重含義,借題發(fā)揮.作出多種解釋,旁敲側(cè)擊,從而達到意想不到的幽默.滑稽效果.它主要以相似的詞形.詞意和諧音的方式出現(xiàn).

例如:

①She is too low for a high praise, too brown for a fair praise and too little for a great praise.

②An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.

③If we don't hang together, we shall hang separately.

13、Parody 仿擬

這是一種模仿名言.警句.諺語,改動其中部分詞語,從而使其產(chǎn)生新意的修辭.

例如:

①Rome was not built in a day, nor in a year.

②A friend in need is a friend to be avoided.

③If you give a girl an inch nowadays she will make address of it.

14、Rhetorical question 修辭疑問（反問）

它與疑問句的不同在于它并不以得到答復(fù)為目的,而是以疑問為手段,取得修辭上的效果,其特點是:肯定問句表示強烈否定,而否定問句表示強烈的肯定.它的答案往往是不言而喻的.

例如:

①How was it possible to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worth of note?

②Shall we allow those untruths to go unanswered?

15、Antithesis 對照,對比,對偶

這種修辭指將意義完全相反的語句排在一起對比的一種修辭方法.

例如:

①Not that I loved Caeser less but that I loved Romemore.

②You are staying; I am going.

③Give me liberty, or give me death.

16、Paradox 雋語

這是一種貌似矛盾,但包含一定哲理的意味深長的說法,是一種矛盾修辭法..

例如:

①More haste, less speed.欲速則不達

②The child is the father to the man.（童年時代可決定人之未來）三歲看大，四歲看老。

17、Oxymoron 反意法,逆喻

這也是一種矛盾修辭法,用兩種不相調(diào)和的特征形容一個事物,以不協(xié)調(diào)的搭配使讀者領(lǐng)悟句中微妙的含義.

例如:

①No light, but rather darkness visible.沒有光亮，黑暗卻清晰可見

②The state of this house is cheerless welcome.

18、Climax 漸進法,層進法

這種修辭是將一系列詞語按照意念的大小.輕重.深淺.高低等逐層漸進,最后達到頂點.可以增強語勢,逐漸加深讀者印象.

例如:

①I am sorry, I am so sorry, I am so extremely sorry.

②Eye had not seen nor ear heard, and nothing had touched his heart of stone.

19、Anticlimax 漸降法

與climax相反的一種修辭法,將一系列詞語由大到小,由強到弱地排列.

例如:

①On his breast he wears his decorations, at his side a sword, on his feet a pair of boots.

②The duties of a soldier are to protect his country and peel potatoes.

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