文档介绍：Figures of speech
In Poetry
Definition
Figures of speech are forms of expression that depart from normal word or sentence order or from mon literal meanings of words, for the purpose of achieving a special effect.
the chief functions of figures of speech
to embellish, to emphasize or to clarify.
to give tone or atmosphere to discourse,
to provide vivid examples to stimulate thought
to give life to inanimate objects,
to amuse, or to ornament.
Words are either literal or figurative
Literal 原意
Words used in their original meanings are used literally.
Figurative 比喻义
Words used in extended meanings for the purpose of parisons or calling up pictures in the reader’s or listener’s mind are used figuratively.
colourful
In “a colourful garden” the word colourful is used in its literal sense to describe the many different colours of the flowers
in “a colourful life” or “a colourful career” the word is used in its figurative sense because neither life or career has any colour.
Figures of Speech (2)
simile
metaphor
personification
metonymy
Synecdoche
Antonomasia
euphemism
Hyperbole
litotes
Antithesis
Paradox
12. Oxymoron
13. Epigram
Apostrophe
rhetorical question
16. Irony
17. Sarcasm
18. Satire
19. Ridicule
20. Innuendo
21. Parody
22. Climax
23. Anti-climax
24. Alliteration
25. Assonance
26. Onomatopoeia
27. Transferred epithet
28. Pun
29. Parallelism
30. Repetition
Major figures of speech in poetry
Simile 直喻
Simile is a figure of speech which makes parison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic mon.
Metaphor 暗喻
A metaphor, like a simile, also makes parison between two unlike elements, but unlike a simile, parison is implied rather than stated.
Examples
she has a face that's as round as the moon.
Time flies like an arrow.
You run like a rabbit.
Life is a yo-yo . It's a series of ups and downs.
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; …
Her lips were red, her looks were free,
Her lock