高级英语2--修辞练习-及-答案

高级英语第2册修辞练习第1课Pointtherhetoricaldevicesusedinthefollowingsentencescanbattendownandrideitout.(Metaphor)andrainnowwhippedthehouse.(Metaphor)awayfromthewindows.(Ellipticalsentence)therainseeminglydrivenrightthroughthewalls.(Simile)8:30,powerfailed.(Metaphor)outthebackdoortothecars.(Ellipticalsentence)childrenwentfromadulttoadultlikebucketsinafirebrigade.(Simile)8…theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater.(metaphor)onthestairs.(ellipticalsentence)windsoundedliketheroarofatrainpassingafewyardsaway.(simile)11.Amomentlater,thehurricane,inonemightyswipe,liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthoughtheair.(personification)12…itseizeda600,000-gallonGulfportoiltankanddumpeditmilesaway.(personification)polesand20-inch-thickpinescrackedlikegunsasthewindssnappedthem.(simile)vacationersattheluxuriousRichelieuApartmentsthereheldahurricanepartytowatchthestormfromtheirspectacularvantagepoint.(Transferredepithet)15.Upthestairs---intoourbedroom.(Ellipticalsentence)worldseemedtobebreakingapart.(Simile)17.Waterincheditswayupthestepsasfirstflooroutsidewallscollapsed.(Metaphor)ofclothingfestoonedthestandingtrees..(Metaphor)19…andblown-downpowerlinescoiledlikeblackspaghettiovertheroad.(simile)20…householdandmedicalsuppliesstreamedinbyplane,train,truckandcar.(metaphor),meanwhile,hadrakeditswaynorthwardacrossMississippi,droppedmorethan28inchesofrainintoWest.(metaphor)高级英语第2册修辞练习第2课Putouttherhetoricaldevicesusedinthefollowingsentences1．Theburying-groundismerelyahugewasteofhummockyearth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.(simile)reallythesamefleshasyourself(rhetoricalquestion)3.Dotheyevenhavenames(rhetoricalquestion)4.Oraretheymerelyakindofundifferentiatedbrownstuff,aboutasindividualasbeesorcoralinsects(rhetoricalquestion)5.…andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyardandnobodynoticesthattheyaregone.(euphemism)6….sore-eyedchildrenclustereverywhereinunbelievablenumbers,likecloudsofflies.(simile)7.InthebazaarhugefamiliesofJews,alldressedinthelong-blackrobeandlittleblackskull-cap,areworkingindarkfly-infestedboothsthatlooklikecaves.(simile)8.Instantly,fromthedarkholesallround,therewasafrenziedrushofJews….(transferred)9.Still,awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.(synecdoche)10.WhatdoesMoroccomeantoaFrenchmanAnorangegroveorajobinGovernmentservice(ellipticalsentence)anEnglishmanCamels,castles,palmtrees,ForeignLegionnaires,brasstrays,andbandits.()12.Longlinesofwomen,bentdoublelikeinvertedcapitalLs,worktheirwayslowlyacrossthefields,…(simile)13.Allofthemaremummifiedwithageandthesun,andallofthemaretiny.(metaphor)14.Thiskindofthingmakesone’sbloodboil,..(hyperbole)15.HowmuchlongercanwegoonkiddingthesepeopleHowlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheotherdirection(rhetoricalquestion)16.Andreallyitwaslikewatchingaflockofcattletoseethelongcolumn,amileortwomilesofarmedmen,…(simile)17…whilethegreatwhitebirdsdriftedoverthemintheoppositedirection,glitteringlikescrapsofpaper.(simile)18.Butthereisonethoughtwhicheverywhitemanthinkswhenheseesablackarmymarchingpast…Everywhitemantherehadthisthought…Ihadit,sohadtheotheronlookers,sohadtheofficersontheirsweatingchargersandthewhite.Os…(repetition)高级英语第2册修辞练习第3课Putouttherhetoricaldevicesusedinthefollowingsentences1.andnoonehasanyideawhereitwillgoasitmeandersorleapsandsparklesorjustglows(mixedmetaphor(similemetaphor)2.Thefactthattheirmarriagesmaybeontherocks,orthattheirloveaffairshavebeenbrokenoreventhattheygotoutofbedonthewrongsideissimplynotaconcern.(metaphor)3.Suddenlythealchemyofconversationtookplace.(--------)4.Theglowoftheconversationburstintoflames.(----------)5.WehadtraveledinfiveminutestoAustralia.(hyperbole)6.Theconversationwasonwings.(metaphor)7.…weoughttothinkourselvesbackintotheshoesoftheSaxonpeasant(--------)8.…wearestilltheheirstoit(---------)9.TheElizabethansblewonitasonadandelionclock,…(simile)10.…anditsseedsmultiplied,andfloatedtotheendoftheearth(---------)11.Ihaveanunendingloveaffairwithdictionaries.(--------)12.---butitoughtnottobeanultimatum.(---------)13.…theking’sEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation(---------)14.WhenE.MFosterwritesof“thesinistercorridorofourage,”wesitupatthevividofthephrase,theforceandeventerrorintheimage.(------)15.Otherwiseonewillbindtheconversation,onewillnotletitflowfreelyhereandthere.(alliterationmetaphor)16.WewouldneverhavegonetoAustralia,orleapedbackintimetotheNormanConquest.(metaphor)高级英语第2册修辞练习第4课Pointouttherhetoricaldevicesinthefollowingsentences1.Weobservetodayavictoryofpartybutacelebrationoffreedom,symbolizinganendaswellasabeginning,signifyingrenewalaswellaschange.(parallelstructure)2.Tooursisterrepublicssouthofourborder,weofferaspecialpledge:toconvertourgoodwordsintogooddeeds,innewallianceforprogress,toassistfreemanandfreegovernmentsincastingoffthechainsofpoverty.(repetition)3.…bringtheabsolutepowertodestroyothernationsundertheabsolutecontrolofallnations.(repetition)4.Letbothsidesexplore…,Letbothsidesformulate…,Letbothsidesseek…,Letbothsidesunite…,(parallelstructure)5.Letusnevernegotiateoutoffear,butletusneverfeartonegotiate.(parallelstructure)6.Tothoseoldallies…,To