What are the rhetorical devices in English?

English rhetorical devices 1. simile is a comparison between two things and phenomena with the same characteristics, which shows the similar relationship between ontology and vehicle, and both of them appear in the comparison. Commonly used figurative words like, as, as if, as though, etc., for example: 1. This elephant is like a snake as anybody can see. This elephant looks like a snake as anyone has seen it. He looked as if he had just stepped out of my book of fairy tales and had passed me like a spirit. He looked as if he had just stepped out of my fairy tale book and walked past me like a ghost. It has long leaves that sway in the wind like slim fingers reaching to touch something. Its long leaves swing in the wind, as if reaching out with slender fingers to touch something. Second, metaphor (metaphor) This metaphor is not carried out through figurative words, but directly describes things as things B, and the connection and similarity between A and B are implied. 1. German guns and German planes rained down bombs, shells and bullets ... German guns and planes poured bombs, shells and bullets down like a rainstorm. 2. The diamond department was the heart and center of the store. The diamond department is the heart and core of the store. 3. synecdoche, also known as the method of citing corners, is mainly characterized in that the part represents the whole, or the whole refers to the part, or the abstraction replaces the concrete, or the concrete replaces the abstraction. For example: 1. The Great Wall was made not only of stones and earth, but of the Flesh and blood of millions of men. The Great Wall was built not only with stones and soil, but also with the blood and flesh of millions of people. "the flesh and blood" in the sentence means "the great sacrifice" 2, "... saying that it was the most beautiful tongue in the world, ..." ... He said it was the most beautiful language in the world. Here, concrete "tongue" is used instead of abstract "language". 4. Many eyes turned to a tall, 2-year black girl on the U.S. team. Many people turned their eyes to a tall, 2-year-old black girl on the American team. Here "many eyes" replaces "many persons". Fourth, personification, a rhetorical method, is to add human characteristics and characteristics to external things, so as to personalize them and personify them with things, so as to achieve mutual integration and integration. 1. She may have tens of thousands of babies in one summer. (From "watching ants") She may have thousands of children in one summer. Here, "she" and "babies" are used to compare bees to the fertility of human women. My only worry was that January would find me hunting for a job again. My only worry is that I have to look for a job again in January. In English, "year", "month" and "day" are often personified and endowed with life, which makes people read kindly and vividly. V. hyperbole This is to use rich imagination and radical words to render and decorate objective things in order to achieve the effect of emphasis. 1. My blood is frozen. My blood is frozen. When I hold our father about this, his heart burst. When I told this to our father, his heart almost burst out. When I heard my daughter's voice on the phone, my heart almost stopped beating. Sixth, rhetorical repetition refers to the overlapping use of words with the same structure and the same meaning in a specific context to enhance the tone and strength. 1. It must be created by the blood and the work of all of us who believe in the future, who believe in man and his glory man-made destiny. It must be created with the blood and sweat of those of us who have confidence in the future and the great destiny created by human beings themselves. 2、... Because good technique in medicine and surgery means more quickly—cured patients, less pain, less discomfort, less death, Less disease and less deformity. Because excellent medical technology and surgery mean treating patients faster, less pain, less anxiety, less death, less disease, and less disability. 7. metonymy means that two different things are not similar, but they are inseparable, so one of them is often used instead of the other. 1. Seven years later, word camel that Napoleon yhhimself was coming to inspect them ... A few years later, they heard that Napoleon would personally visit them. "word" replaces "news, information" here. 2. Al spoke with his eyes, "Yes". Al said with his eyes, "Yes". "Speaking" should be the function of the mouth, which actually expresses "the meaning of speaking" with eyes. Eight, pun is a word or phrase that combines two unrelated meanings in a clever way to achieve a humorous and interesting effect. Napoleon was astonished.”Either you are mad, or I am,”he declared. “Both，sir!” Cried the Swede proudly. “Both word "both" is a pun, which means that Napoleon and the soldier are both crazy, and that the soldier participated in two battles commanded by Napoleon. 9. onomatcpocia is a non-verbal sound that imitates nature. Its pronunciation is very similar to that of the things described, which makes the language vivid and expressive. On the root of the school house some pigeons were softly cooing. On the roof of the school house, some pigeons were softly cooing. 2、She brought me into touch with everything that could be reached or felt——sunlight, the rustling of silk, the noises of insects, The creaking of a door, the voice of a loved one. She brought me into contact with everything that I could reach or feel, such as the sunshine, the rustling of silk, the chirping of insects, the creaking of doors, and the voices of relatives. Irony refers to the use of implicit words of praise to express its negative meaning, so as to achieve the effect of making the original meaning more humorous and ironic. Well, of course, I knew that gentleman like you carry only large notes. Ah, of course, I know that a gentleman like you only carries big bills. The clerk's remark is intended to satirize the customer in rags: how can a person like you have a big ticket? It's called "gentlemen" but it's actually "beg gar". Eleven, synaesthesia (synesthesia) refers to the feeling produced in one sense, transferred to another sense of psychological feelings. Some books are to be tested, others to be swallowed and some to be chewed and digested. Some books should be tasted, some books should be swallowed, and a few books should be chewed and digested. Books can't be tasted, and they can't be digested if they are eaten. Here, the feelings of intensive reading and extensive reading, reading appreciation and absorbing knowledge are expressed by taste function and digestive function, and the psychological feelings are so vivid and strange. 12. alliteration has more than two words or phrases linked together in a sentence, and the syllables at the beginning have the same letters or sounds to enhance the sense of rhythm of the language. How and why he had come to Princeton, New Jersey is a story of struggle, success, and sadness.