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Lesson21.Aretheyreallythesamefleshasyouself?—rhetoricalquestion2.Theyriseoutoftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafewyers,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyard.—alliteration,metaphor3.Sore-eyedchildrenclustereverywhereinunbelievablenumbers,likecloudsofflies.—simile4.Thankstoalifetimeofsittinginthispositionhisleftlegiswarpedoutofshape.—irony5.TherewasafrenziedrushofJews.—transferredepithet6.Awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.—synecdoche7.Whatgovernmentservice.—rhetoricalquestion8.Longlinesofwomen,bentdoublelikeinvertedcapitalLs,worktheirwayslowlyacrossthefields.—simile9.Thiskindofthingmakesone’sblodboil.——metonymy10.Iamnotcommenting,merelypointingtoafact.——understatement11.Thiswretchedboy,whoisaFrenchcitizenandhasthereforebeendraggedfromtheforesttoscrubfloorsandcatchsyphilisingarrisontowns,actuallyhasfeelingsofreverencebeforeawhiteskin.——synecdoche12.Andreallyitwaslikewatchingaflockofcattletoseethelongcolumn,amileortwomilesofarmedmen.—simile13.whilethegreatwhitebirdsdriftedoverthemintheoppositedirection,glitteringlikescrapsofpaper.——metaphorLesson31.noonehasanyideawhereitwillgoasitmeandersorleapsandsprklesorjustglows.——metaphor2.theygotoutofbedonthewrongsideissimplynotaconcern.TheyarelikethemusketeersofDumas—simile3.suddenlythealchemyofconversationtookplace—metaphor4.theglowoftheconversationburstintoflames——metaphor5.Theconversationwasonwings.——metaphor6.WeoughttothinkourselvesbackintotheshoesoftheSaxonpeasant.——metaphor7.TheElizabethansblewonitasonadandelionclock,anditsseedsmultiplied,andfloatedtotheendsoftheearth.—simile8.Ihaveanunendingloveaffairwithdictionaries.——metaphor,alliteration9.theKing’sEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation.——metaphor,alliteration10.Otherwiseonewillbindtheconversation,onewillnotletitflowfreelyhereandthere.——metaphor11.WewouldneverhavegonetoAustralia,orleapedbackintimetotheNormanConquest.——metaphor.Lesson51.CharlesLamb,asmerryandenterprisingafellowasyouwillmeetinamonthofSundays,unfetteredtheinformalessaywithhismemorableOldChinaandDream’sChildren.—metaphor2.TherefollowsaninformalessaythatenturesevenbeyondLamb’sfrontier.——metaphor3.thefollowingessaywhichundertakestodemonstratethatlogic,farfrombeingadry,pedanticdiscipline,isaliving,breathingthing,fullofbeauty,passion,andtrauma.—metaphor,hyperbole4.Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,aspreciseasachemist’sscales.——hyperbole,simile5.Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear.——mixedmetaphor6.Iwasoutonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.——metonymy7.ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwoudbeopen.——metaphor8.Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft.——transferredepithet9.“Polly?”hesaidinahorrifiedwhisper.——transferredepithet10.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.—antithesis11.Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions.——understatement,litotes12.YouareguiltyofPostHocifyoublameEulaBecker.——metonymy13.Imightaswellwasteanother.Whoknew?——rhetoricalquestion14.Maybesomewhereintheextinctcraterofhermind,afewembersstillsmoldered.——metaphor15.Thereisalimittowhatfleshandbloodcanbear.——synecdoche,metonymy16.Hehashamstrunghisopponentbeforehecouldevenstart.——metaphor17.Itwaslikediggingatunnel.——simile18.Iwillwanderthefaceoftheearth,ashambling,hollow-eyedhulk.——hyperboleLesson71.HerewastheveryheartofindustrialAmerica.——metaphor2.herewasascenesodreadfullyhideous,sointolerablybleakandforlornthatitreducedthewholeaspirationofmantoamacabreanddepressingjoke.——hyperbole,antithetical,contrast.3.herewerehumanhabitationssoabominablethattheywouldhavedisgracedaraceofalleycats.——hyperbole4.whatIalludetoistheunbrokenandagonizingugliness,thesheerrevoltingmonstrousness,ofeveryhouseinsight.——hyperbole5.oneblinksbeforeamanwithhisfaceshotaway.——simile6.asteelstadiumlikeahugerat-trapsomeherefurtherdowntheline.——simile7.Thecountryitselfisnotuncomely.——litotes,understatement8.Obviously,iftherewerearchitectsofanyprofessionalsenseordignityintheregion,theywouldhaveperfectedachalettohugthehillsides.——sarcasm9.ontheirelowsidestheyburythemselvesswinishlyinthemud.——metaphor10.Whenithastakenonthepatinaofthemillsitisthecolorofafriedegg.——ridicule,irony11.theyhavethemostloathsometownsandvillageseverseenbymortaleye.——hyperbole12.Iawardthischampionshiponlyafterlaboriousresearchandinvessantprayer.——sarcasm,irony13.Pullman,Ihavewhirledthroughthegloomy,GodforsakenvillagesofIowaandKansas,andthemalarioustidewaterhamletsofGeorgia.——metaphor14.Itisasifsometitanicandaberrantgenius,uncompromisinglyinimicaltoman.——hyperbole,irony15.Aretheysofrightfulbecausethevalleyisfullofforeigners——dull,insensatebrutes,withnoloveofbeautyinthem?——metoricalquestion16.Itisincrediblethatmereignoranceshouldhaveachievedsuchmasterpiecesofhorror.——sarcasm,irony17.OncertainlevelsoftheAmericanrace,indeed,thereseemstobeapositivelibidofortheugly,asonotherandlessChristianlevelsthereisalibidoforthebeautiful.——antithesis18.Besideit,theParthenonwouldnodoubtoffendthem.——sarcasm19.Theeffectisthatofafatwomanwithablackeye.——metaphorLesson101.Theslightestmentionofthedecadebringsnostalgicrecollectionstothemiddle