1. Writing skills: 1) language usage; 2) sentence structure usage
2. Rhetorical devices: 1) parallelism ; 2）alliteration; 3) simile; 4) onomatopoeia; 5) assonance; 6) repetition; 7) antithesis
3. Stylistic features: speech writing
Rewrite the following sentences with metaphors, using plain, non-figurative language.
1. He was almost at the end of his tether when he stumbled on the solution of his difficulty.
2. He turned a blind eye to the bad conditions in his factory.
3. This may teach the young man not to play with fire.
Key:
1. He was almost at the end of his powers when he stumbled on the solution of his difficulty.
2. He completely ignored the bad conditions in his factory.
3. This may teach the young man not to take foolish risks.
Try to analyze the functions of the dialogues in the following paragraphs.
When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: “Free, free, free!”
Key:
The repeated word “free” not only reveals Mrs. Mallard’s freedom-loving character, but also indicates her inferior position in the family, the unhappiness of her marriage and the repression she has suffered and hope for freedom also provides a reason for the coming tragedy.
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