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Figuresofspeech:rhetoricalquestionsimile,Parodymetaphor,personification,synecdoche,anticlimax,metonymy,repetition,exaggeration,euphemism,antonomasia,parody.periodicsentenceirovyetc.Lesson11)Youpassfromtheheatandglareofabig,opensquareintoacool,darkcavernwhichextendsasfarastheeyecansee,losingitselfintheshadowydistance.—metaphor2)Thedinofthestall-holderscryingtheirwares,ofdonkey-boysandportersclearingawayforthemselvesbyshoutingvigorously,andofwould-bepurchasersarguingandbargainingiscontinuousandmakesyoudizzy.--parallelconstruction3)Bargainingistheorderoftheday,andveiledwomenmoveataleisurelypacefromshoptoshop,selecting,pricing,anddoingalittlepreliminarybargaingingbeforetheynarrowdowentheirchoiceandbeginthereallyseriousbusinessofbeatingthepricedown.—metaphor4)Itgrowslouderandmoredistinct,untilyouroundacornerandseeafairylandofdancingflashes,astheburnishedcoppercatchesthelightofinnumerablelampsandbraziers.—metaphorpersonification5)Inthebackground,atinyapprenticeblowsabigcharcoalfirewithahugeleatherbellowsworkedbyastringattachedtohisbigtoe—theredofthelivecoalsglowingbrightandthendimmingrhythmicallytothestrokesofthebellows.--consonance6)Littlemonkeyswithharmoniouslytinklingbellsthreadtheirwayamongthethrongsofpeopleenteringandleavingthebazaar.--metaphor7)Thedye-market,thepottery-market,andthecarpenters’marketlieelsewhereinthemazeofvaultedstreetswhichhoneycombthisbazaar.--metaphor8)Everyhereandthere,adoorwaygivesaglimpseofasunlitcourtyard,perhapsbeforeamosqueoracaravanserai,wherecamelsliedisdainfullychewingtheirhay,while…personification9)Itisavast,sombercavernofaroom,somethirtyfeethighandsixtyfeetsquare,andsothickwiththedustofcenturiesthatthemudbrickroofareonlydimlyvisible.--metaphorLesson21Hiroshima—the”Liveliest”CityinJapan.—irovy2ThatmustbewhatthemanintheJapanesestationmaster’suniformshouted,asthefastesttrainintheworldslippedtoastopinHiroshimaStation.—alliteration3Andsecondly.becauseIhadalumpinmythroatandalotofsadthoughtsonmymindthathadlittletodowithanythinginNipponrailwaysofficialmightsay.—metaphor4WasInotatthesceneofcrime?—rhetoricalquestion5TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcreteskyscrapersistheverysymboloftheincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoandtheminiskirt.—synecdoche,metonymy6Quiteunexpectedly,thestrangeemotionwhichhadoverwhelmedmeatthestationreturned,andIwasagaincrushedbythethoughtthatInowstoodonthesiteoftheslaininonesecond,wherethousandsuponthousandsuponthousandsofpeoplehadbeendieinslowagony.—parallelism7EachdaythatIescapedeath,eachdayofsufferingthathelpstofreemefromearthlycares,Imakeanewlittlepaperbird,andaddittotheothers.—euphemism8Therewerefreshbows,andthefacesgrewmoreandmoreseriouseachtimethenameHiroshimawasrepeated.—synecdoche9“Seldomhasacitygainedsuchworldrenown,andIamproudandhappytowelcomeyoutoHiroshima,atownknownthroughouttheworldforits-oysters”.--anticlimax10Butlatermyhairbegantofallout,andmybellyturnedtowater.Ifeltsick,andeversincethentheyhavebeentestingandtreatingme.—alliterationLesson31WewereanchoredinwhatusedtobethemostproductivefishingsiteinallofcentralAsia,butasIlookedoutoverthebow,theprospectsofagoodcatchlookedbleak.—弱化2Alsocallednaturalgas,methaneisreleasedfromlandfills,fromcoalminesandricepaddies,frombillionsoftermitesthatswarmthroughthefreshlycutforest-land,fromtheburningofbiomassandfromavarietyofotherhumanactivities.—parallelismsentence3ThiswayIlookatthemandcongratulatemyselfonthegoodfortunethatmyillnesshasbroughtme.--irony4Acrebyacre,therainforestisbeingburnedtocreatefastpastureforfast-foodbeef--.alliteration5Accordingtoourguide,thebiologistTomLovejoy,therearemoredifferentspeciesofbirdsineachsquaremileoftheAmazonthanexistinallofNorthAmerica-whichmeanswearesilentlythousandsofsongswehaveeverheard.--metonymy.6Whatshouldwefeeltowardtheseghostsinthesky?—metaphor7Haveyoueverseenalameanimal,perhapsdogrunoverbysomecarelesspersonrichenoughtoownacar,sidleuptosomeonewhoisignorantenoughtobekindofhim?—metaphorLesson41Andshestopsandtriestodigawellinthesandwithhertoe.--exaggeration2Ifeelmywholefacewarmingfromtheheatwavesitthrowsout.—exaggeration3AfterItrippedoverittwoorthreetimeshetoldmetojustcallhimHakim-a-barber.(metaphor4“Maggie’sbrainislikeanelephant’s”.Wangerosaid,laughing.--ironic.5Youdidn’tevenhavetolookclosetoseewherehandspushingthedasherupanddowntomakebutterhadleftakindofsinkinthewood.--metaphor6“Mama,”Wangerosaidsweetasabird.“canIhavetheseoldquilts?”--simile7Shegaspedlikeabeehadstungher.—simile8Shethinkshersisterhasheldlifealwaysinthepalmofonehand,that”no”isawordtheworldneverlearnedtosaytoher.—metaphorpersification9You’venodoubtseenthoseTVshowswherethechildwhohas“madeit“isconfronted,asasurprise,byherowenmotherandfather,totteringinweaklyfrombackstage.—ellipticalsentence10Shehasbeenlikethis,chinonchest,eyesonground,feetinshuffle,eversincethefirethatburnedtheotherhousetotheground.parallelismsentence11Shewasdeterminedtostaredownanydisasterinherefforts.—metaphor12“ThereIwasnot,Isaid,”before’Dicie’croppeduponourfamily,sowhyshouldItrytotraceitthatfarback?”--punLesson51Chur