A pun is a joke that makes a play on words. A pun, also called paronomasia, uses words that have several meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings.
??The two pianists had a good marriage. They always were in a chord.
兩位鋼琴家的婚姻美滿,他們總是很有共鳴。
??The lights were too bright at the Chinese restaurant so the manager decided to dim sum.
中國餐館的燈光太亮,經(jīng)理決定調(diào)暗光線。(dim the light=調(diào)暗燈光,dim sum=點(diǎn)心)
??I am reading a book about anti-gravity. it is impossible to put down.
我正在讀一本關(guān)于反地心引力的書,看得沒法放下。
12.?Parody 仿擬
Parody is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect. The humorous effect in parody is achieved by imitating and overstressing noticeable features of a famous piece of literature, as in caricatures, where certain peculiarities of a person are highlighted to achieve a humorous effect.
A rhetorical question is a question that you ask without expecting an answer. The question might be one that does not have an answer. It might also be one that has an obvious answer but you have asked the question to make a point, to persuade or for literary effect.
??How was it possible to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worth of note?
怎么可能在樹林里走了一個(gè)小時(shí)卻沒發(fā)現(xiàn)什么特別的東西呢?
14.?Antithesis 對(duì)偶
Antithesis means opposite and is used as a literary device to put two contrasting ideas together. This emphasizes the difference between the two ideas and adds interest to writing.
??“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” - Neil Armstrong
這一步我的一小步,卻是整個(gè)人類的一大步。
??"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." – Goethe
愛情是理想的,婚姻才是真實(shí)的。
15.?Paradox 悖論
A Paradox is a statement that may seem absurd or contradictory but yet can be true, or at least makes sense. Paradoxes are often contrary to what is commonly believed and so play an important part in furthering our understanding in literature and everyday life, or they can simply be an entertaining brain teaser.
Oxymorons are used for a variety of purposes. Sometimes they are used to create some sort of drama for the reader or listener, and sometimes they are used to make the person stop and think, whether it's to laugh or to ponder.
??Great Depression, pretty ugly, painfully beautiful, etc.
大蕭條,非常丑陋,痛并美麗
??A little pain never hurt anyone.
一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)痛苦不會(huì)傷害到任何人。
??"A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business." - Henry Ford
只賺錢的行業(yè)是糟糕的行業(yè)。
17.?Rhetorical Repetition 重復(fù)
Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer. As a rhetorical device, it could be a word, a phrase or a full sentence or a poetical line repeated to emphasize its significance in the entire text.
??"I want her to live. I want her to breathe. I want her to aerobicize.“ (Weird Science, 1985)
我要她活下去。我要她呼吸。我想讓她參加鍛煉。
??"She's safe, just like I promised. She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised.“ (Jack Sparrow, The Pirates of the Caribbean)
Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close together) have the same first consonant sound. Aside from tongue twisters, alliteration is also used in poems, song lyrics, and even store or brand names.
An Analogy is a comparison of two things to show their similarities. Sometimes the things being compared are quite similar, but other times they could be very different. Nevertheless, an analogy explains one thing in terms of another to highlight the ways in which they are alike.
??Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack.
找到一個(gè)好男人就像大海撈針。
??Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna get!
生活就像一盒巧克力,你永遠(yuǎn)不知道你會(huì)得到什么!
??"Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo." - Don Marquis.
“寫一本詩集就像在大峽谷上拋下玫瑰花瓣等待回音”
21.?Symbolism 象征
Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning. When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, he can also use symbolism to hint at it, rather than just blatantly saying it.