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Abstract http://www.paper51.com Rhetorical device is a peculiar skillin each language, which reflects the characteristics of culture involved.Rhetoric is widely used in speeches, advertisements, poetries and Englishlyrical songs. This article focuses on the application and effect of rhetoricin English lyrical songs, in which I find simile, metaphor, alliteration,rhyme, personification, hyperbole, synaesthesia,transferred epithet and repetition made the best use. They convey the singers’ mood,feelings and emotion, and also make the language lucid, lively and easy tosing, read and remember. English lyrical songs are becoming more and morepopular among people. The more you know about the Application and effect ofRhetoric in English lyrical songs, the better you understand them. copyright paper51.com
Keywords: rhetoric,rhetorical devices, application, effect, lyrical songs copyright paper51.com 摘 要 paper51.com
修辞在每种语言中都是一种特别的技巧去修饰所涉及的文化特征，然而修辞广泛用于演讲，广告，诗歌甚至英文抒情歌曲，通过大量的收集英文抒情歌曲，我发现明喻，暗喻，头韵，押韵，拟人，夸张，通感，移就，反复被很好利用。这些修辞手段不仅仅传递歌者的心情，情感，而且他们能使语言流利，通顺，易唱，易读，易记。英文抒情歌曲变得越来越流行，所以你对修辞了解越多，你就越能了解英文抒情歌曲。 paper51.com
关键词：修辞, 修辞手段，运用，作用，抒情歌曲 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
Content paper51.com Acknowledgements. i copyright paper51.com
Abstract ii copyright paper51.com 摘 要... iii 内容来自www.paper51.com 1. Introduction. 1 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 2. Simile and metaphor 1 http://www.paper51.com 2.1 Simile. 2 http://www.paper51.com
2.1.1 The definition of simile. 2 http://www.paper51.com 2.1.2 The application and effect of simile. 2 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 2.2 Metaphor 3 paper51.com 2.2.1 The definition of metaphor 3 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
2.2.2The application and effect of metaphor 3 内容来自www.paper51.com 3. Personification, hyperbole and repetition. 4 copyright paper51.com 3.1 Personification. 4 http://www.paper51.com 3.1.1 Thedefinition of personification. 4 http://www.paper51.com 3.1.2 Theapplication and effect of personification. 5 paper51.com
3. 2 Hyperbole. 6 内容来自www.paper51.com 3.2.1 The definition of hyperbole. 6 内容来自www.paper51.com
3.2.2 The application and effect ofhyperbole. 6 paper51.com 3.3 Repetition. 7 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 3.3.1 The definition of repetition. 7 内容来自www.paper51.com 3.3.2 Theapplication and effect of repetition. 8 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 4. Synaesthesia and Hypallage orTransferred Epithet………………………………………………….9 4.1 Synaesthesia……………………………………………………………………………………9 4.1.1 Thedefinition of synaesthesia. 9 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 4.1.2 Theapplication and effect of synaethesia. 9 http://www.paper51.com
4.2 Hypallage or transferred epithet 10 http://www.paper51.com
4.2.1 Thedefinition of Hypallage or transferred epithet 10 http://www.paper51.com 4.2.2 Theapplication and effect of Hypallageor transferred epithet 10 paper51.com 5. Alliteration and rhyme. 11 paper51.com
5.1 The definition of alliteration and rhyme. 11 paper51.com 5.2 The application and effect ofalliteration and rhyme. 11 内容来自www.paper51.com
6. Conclusion. 12 copyright paper51.com
内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 1. IntroductionSongs are the bestcompany in our ordinary life. English songs are becoming more and more popularamong people. It is common to hear a person singing English songs, especiallythe English lyrical songs. Why? Maybe you are old, when you hear the melodythat has companied with your childhood, will you recall the happiness andsadness of the former days? Maybe you are young, when you immerse yourself inthe affecting melody, will you have a kind of feeling of returning to the homewhere the green grass around? Why the English lyrical songs can move the fansof songs from generation to generation? Except the graceful and pleasantmelody, the fans also cherish the memory of the profound and meaningful lyrics.If we appreciate the lines of the English lyrical songs carefully, we can findvarious rhetorical devices are made good use and the effect of the applicationadd more lasting appeal. At present, however,with the quickened speed of life and the increased stress on efficiency andefficacy, people have got the idea that language is one of the most importantmeans of communication. More and more people have come to regard rhetoric asthe art of effective communication. We can see rhetoric is widely used inspeeches, advertisements poetries and English lyrical songs. This essay willmainly introduce some common rhetorical devices used in English lyrical songsand the analysis of their effect. 2. Simile and metaphor Adelicate employment of figurative speeches is one of the important ways toenhance the liveliness and artistry of a language. Appropriate figurativespeeches enliven objects, reveal human natures, project human characters,clarify reasons, sharpen judgments, and foil criticisms so much so that, withbody and soul in one representation, it discloses to the audience themultiplicity of the subject both in artistry and in connotation. 内容来自www.paper51.com 内容来自www.paper51.com copyright paper51.com内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com |