Simile(明喻)&Metaphor(暗喻)

1、明喻明喻&暗喻暗喻By Vicky #2012級級4班班SIMILE&METAPHORSimile DefinitionMetaphor ClassificationContentsContentsSIMILESIMILE A simile is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. like, as明喻明喻SIMILE定義分類ClassificationSix

2、 patterns of simile & Examples“What”Pattern“Than”Pattern“LikeLike”Pattern“AsAs”Pattern“And”Pattern“Something of”Pattern“Like” “Like” PatternPattern He was like a cat on hot bricks before his driving test. 在駕駛考試之前，他緊張得像熱鍋在駕駛考試之前，他緊張得像熱鍋上的螞蟻。上的螞蟻。 Soccer is spreading like wildfire through all the

3、States. 足球像野火一樣迅速傳遍美國。足球像野火一樣迅速傳遍美國。 Jenny and I was like peas and carrots. 我和珍妮形影不離。我和珍妮形影不離。 Im as poor as a church mouse. 我一貧如洗。 Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark. (Francis Bacon)人恐懼死亡猶如兒童恐懼黑暗。 As lungs are to the animals, so leaves are to the plants.葉子之于植物，猶如肺之于動物。(As C is to D,

4、 so A is to B.) Jeff looked as if he had seen a ghost. 杰夫的神情就好像見到鬼似的。 You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him.你把錢借給他好比/還不如把錢扔進海里。 as + adj. + as + n. as + S + V as, so(the main clause introduced by so) as if / as though 好像，仿佛 may / might as well +V as + V pattern“As” Patter

5、n“As” Pattern A is to B what C is to D. / A is for B what C is for D What C is to D, (that) A is to B.“What” “What” PatternPatternSoap opera is for TV what the popular novel is for books. 肥皂劇之于電視，猶如通俗小說之于書籍。Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 閱讀之于思想，猶如鍛煉之于身體。The man who cannot be tr

6、usted to society what a bit of rotten timber is to a house. 不能信賴的人之于社會，猶如朽木之于住宅。What blood vessel is to a mans body, that railway is to transportation. 鐵路之于運輸，猶如血管之于人體。What salt is to food, that wit and humour are to conversation and literature. 風趣與幽默之于對話與文學，猶如鹽之于食物一樣。（ When “what” is put at the beg

7、inning of the sentence in this structure, the main clause must be introduced by “that”, and “that” can be omitted. “what” 置于句首時，后面的主句一般須由that連接，但that也可省去。）“Than” Pattern“Than” Pattern“And” Pattern“And” Pattern“Something of” Pattern“Something of” PatternA home without love is no more than a body with

8、out a soul.沒有愛的家好比一具沒有靈魂的軀體Love and cough can not be hid. 戀愛如同咳嗽一樣是掩藏不住的He is something of a political chameleon 他有點像政治上的變色龍.METAPHORMETAPHOR A metaphor is a figure of speech where comparison is implied. It is also a comparison between two unlike elements with a similar quality. 說話人不直接點明兩個事物之間的相似暗喻暗

9、喻METAPHOR定義分類noun pattern名詞名詞型型: A is Bverb pattern動詞動詞型型adjective pattern形容形容詞型詞型-of- phrase patternidiom patternnoun pattern名詞型名詞型: A is BTime is money. 時間就是金錢。Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 沒有德行的美麗好比沒有芬芳的玫瑰。The old mans face is a map of time. 那老人臉就是歲月的寫照。 verb pattern動詞型動詞型: S

10、now clothes the ground. 雪覆蓋了大地。The case snowballed into one of the most famous trials in U.S. history. 這個案子像滾雪球似地最終成了美國歷史上最著名的審判之一。He doesnt have any idea of his own. He just parrots what other people say.他沒有自己的觀點，只會鸚鵡學舌。 adjective pattern形容詞型形容詞型:The mountainous waves swallowed up the ship. 山一般的巨浪吞

11、沒了那艘船。I was all smiles, looking forward to a pleasant, homey evening.我滿心歡喜，盼望度過一個家庭般舒適的夜晚。He gave Blakey a wintry smile. 他給布萊基一個冷笑。 -of- phrase pattern: A policeman waved me out of the snake of traffic and flagged me to stop. 一位警察招手要我從長蛇般的車流中出來，并揮旗叫我停下We have come a long way since then, in part as a fruit of his labors. 從那以后，我們取得了巨大進展，其中一部分是他努力的結果。They tied pillows on top of their heads as protection against the shower of rocks. 他們把枕頭綁在頭上以防傾瀉而下的巖石。 idiom pattern:We mended our fences. 我們重修舊好。NOTES:* The difference between simile and me