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MetaphorYoucouldsaythatIamabananaMetaphorButwhileIdon’tbelieveourrootsnecessarilydefineus,Idobelievethereareraciallyinflectedassumptionswiredintoourneuralcircuitry.ArtithesisAconspicuouspersonstandingapartfromthecrowdandyetdevoidofanyindividuality.MetaphorChinabecomesthedestinationforourindustrialbaseandthebankercontrollingourburgeoningdebt.MetaphorIfeellikeI’mjumpingthegunagenerationortwotooearly.”MetaphorWhocanseriouslyclaimthataHarvardUniversitythatwas72percentAsianwoulddeliverthesamegroomingforelitestatusitsstudentshadgonetheretoreceive?MetaphorBeforehavingheardfromMao,IhadconsideredmyselfatworstlightlysingedbythelastembersofAsianalienation.OxymoronItwasabig,squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite,decoratedwithcupolasandspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies,setonwhathadoncebeenourmostselectstreet.PersonificationOnlyMissEmily'shousewasleft,liftingitsstubbornandcoquettishdecayabovethecottonwagonsandthegasolinepumps-aneyesoreamongeyesores.AlliterationItsmelledofdustanddisuse--aclose,danksmell.SynecdocheThatnighttheBoardofAldermenmet--threegraybeardsandoneyoungerman,amemberoftherisinggeneration.MetaphorShecarriedherheadhighenough--evenwhenwebelievedthatshewasfallen.PersonificationThenweknewthatthiswastobeexpectedtoo;asifthatqualityofherfatherwhichhadthwartedherwoman'slifesomanytimeshadbeentoovirulentandtoofurioustodie.SynecdocheTheyheldthefuneralonthesecondday,withthetowncomingtolookatMissEmilybeneathamassofboughtflowers,Metaphoradiminishingroadbut,instead,ahugemeadowwhichnowintereverquitetouches,dividedfromthemnowbythenarrowbottleneckofthemostrecentdecadeofyears.MetaphorThebodyhadapparentlyoncelainintheattitudeofanembrace,butnowthelongsleepthatoutlastslove,thatconquerseventhegrimaceoflove,hadcuckoldedhim.Whatwasleftofhim,Metaphor前/simle后Therewasatinmughangingonthepump,andwhenIdrankfromitonaburningday,Ithoughtofblackrockswherethewaterransparklinglikeblackdiamonds.MetaphorThesegrewsothicktheylookedasiftheymustberootedonislands,ondryland,buttheywereactuallygrowingoutofrivermuck,andtrapped（trapping）ourlegsintheirsnakyroots.MetonymyTherewasakeenalarmwhenthecrycame,awirezingingthroughyourwholebody,afanaticfeelingofdevotion.Metaphor前/simle后Howallmyownterritorywouldbealtered,asifalandslidehadgonethroughitandskimmedoffallmeaningexceptlossofMike.SimleMyheartwasbeatinginbigthumps,likehowlshappeninginmychest.MetaphorShesweptmeintoherlifeasshehadalwaysdone,tellingmethatshehadthoughtshewasgoingtobelatebecauseClairehadgotabuginherearthatmorningandhadtobetakentothehospitaltohaveitflushedout,Metonymy和alliterationAndIhadmovedforthenewfangledreasonthatwasapprovedofmightilybutfleetinglyandonlyinsomespecialcircles－leavinghusbandandhouseandallthethingsacquiredduringthemarriageMetaphorIwashappywithallthis－itmademefeelasifIhadmadeatruechange,alongnecessaryvoyagefromthehouseofmarriage.MetaphorAndIdidmoreorlessthesamethingeverytimeIthoughtofthem－Isnappedmymindshut.Transferedepithet移就AllafternoonwhilethemenweregoneIwasfullofhappyenergy.Metaphorthewaterwassteelgray,andlookedtoberolling,Metaphorsomethingcoming,fromthedirectionofthemidnightclouds.MetaphorCurtainsofrain－notveilsbutreallythickandwildlyslappingcurtains－weredrivenaheadofit.MetaphorSoclosetogetherthatwecouldnotlookateachother－wecouldonlylookdown,attheminiatureriversalreadybreakinguptheeartharoundourfeet,MetaphorIthadaweighttoit,awarning－determinationedgedwithapology.Parallelism排比Ithoughtofthemomentwhenhegotoutofthecar.Thenoisehemusthavemade.Themomentwhenthechild’smothercamerunningoutofthehouse.MetaphorApersonwhoknew－asIdidnotknow,didnotcomenearknowing－exactlywhatrockbottomwaslike.MetaphorSolarradiation-largelyvisibleandultravioletlight-isavaststreamofenergythatbathestheEarth'ssurface,fluctuatingfromdaytonightandseasontoseason.Metaphornoxiousfumesofsmogblanketeverymajorcity;Metaphorthenaturalecosphere,thethinglobalskinofair,water,andsoilandtheplantsandanimalsthatliveinit,MetaphorAfreelunchisreallyadebt.Inthetechnosphere,adebtisanacknowledgedbutunmetCost-themortgageonafactorybuilding,forexample.MetaphorItisnotsomuchabattlecryforonesideortheother,asadesignfornegotiatinganendtothissuicidalwar-formakingpeacewiththeplanet.MetaphorAnimbalancebetweentherichandpooristheoldestandmostfatalailmentofrepublics.SynecdocheItisthenarguedthatthegovernmentisinherentlyincompetent,exceptasregardsweaponsdesignandprocurementandtheoverallmanagementofthePentagon.MetaphorBeliefcanbetheservantoftruth–butevenmoreofconvenience.MetaphorItcausesustoavoidthinkingaboutdeath.Itcausesagreatmanypeopletoavoidthoughtofthearmsraceandtheconsequentrushtowardahighlyprobableextinction.MetaphorCuttheknot,forthereisnowaytountieit.MetontmyIntherecordofthisconflict,ideologyhasattractedsomeofthestrongestintelligencesmankindhasproduced—thosewhomSirIsaiahBerlin,termedthe“hedgehogs”,whoknowsonebigthing,MetonymyAfterall,theAmericanmindwasconditionedbyoneofthenoblestandmostformidablestructuresofanalysiseverdevised,ParallelTherehavebeenhedgehogsthroughoutAmericanhistorywhohaveattemptedtoendowAmerica