Metaphor is the sublimation of language art.

There are three common metaphor methods in English: simile, metaphor and metonymy.

1. Simile

Format: ontology+meaningful figurative words (like/as/ as if) +vehicle.

Commonly used prepositions like, conjunctions as, if, asso, verbs seem, and sentence patterns Ato B asCtoD are all metaphors to express "as if".

For example:

(1) Teacher, you are like the sun, but more magnificent and brilliant. Teacher, you are like the sun, and you are brighter than the sun.

(2) Your soul is as pure as snow, and your personality is like a noble pine tree! Everyone prays for you. We are beloved teachers. Your mind is pure as snow, and your personality is noble as pine! Praise you, dear teacher.

In English, besides the simile expressions such as prepositions, conjunctions or sentence patterns mentioned above, there are many simile idioms. For example:

(1) clear as crystal.

(2) as weak as water.

This language uses rhymes and reduplications similar to Chinese, which increases the aesthetic feeling of the language. At the same time, it can make the language short and pithy and express vivid images.

2. Metaphor (metaphor)

Format: Ontology+Yes/Yes+Carrier

For example:

Time is a river, and memory is its water. Oh, my friend, what I fished out of the river was your whole year. Time is a river, and memory is like water, my friend. I only miss you from the river.

(2) Time is money. Time is money.

Note: There are many numerical idioms and slang in English, which are used as metaphors (and some are used as similes). For example:

(1) You are one in a million. You are really loved by everyone.

2) He has one eighth. He was as drunk as a fiddler.

This movie star is a nine-day miracle; I wonder when you will think of her in a year. This movie star is very popular now, but I don't think people will remember her in a year.

Note: There are many metaphorical idioms in English. For example:

(1) teach fish to swim by playing tricks.

Plowing sand is futile.

(3) It is difficult to ride a tiger on a tree; A lame duck is a spent force; Aboveboard.

3. Metonymy (metaphor)

Format: directly substitute concrete things for noumenon things.

For example:

American buses are on strike. American bus drivers are on strike.

(2) The pen is more powerful than the sword. Literati are better than samurai (pen and sword refer to people who use this thing). In English, the names of some birds, animals, fish and insects can often be translated into metaphors in addition to their original meanings, which are vivid and meaningful. For example:

(1) She is a social butterfly. She is a social butterfly. (Continued from next page)

Second, metonymy (metonymy)

Borrow a name instead of another thing. Alternatives can be people and things, parts and whole, singular instead of plural, description instead of concreteness or concreteness instead of abstraction, etc. For example:

Uncle Sam won't help us. Americans won't help us. (Use Uncle Sam instead of boat people, Americans themselves)

You can rely on his help. When you are in trouble, ask him for help. He is a reliable and loyal friend. (trueblue, not real gold fire, loyal and reliable)

When using metonymy rhetoric, we should choose the most prominent and obvious features to replace the names of things. Making good use of metonymy can make language expression concise, concrete and vivid, avoid repetition and redundancy, and give people a sense of freshness.

Third, exaggeration (the exaggeration)

Deliberately exaggerating or narrowing the characteristics of things is called exaggeration.

For example:

(1) Thank you very much.

Exaggerated figures of speech are often used in English. The function of exaggeration is to highlight the essential characteristics of things, thus giving people a strong impression or warning and inspiration.

Fourthly, personifjcation.

Is to personify inanimate things.

For example:

Books are the guide for young people and the entertainment for old people. They support us when we are lonely, so that we are not a burden to ourselves. Books are a guide for young people and entertainment for old people. When we are lonely, books give us strength and let us get rid of mental burden.

(2) Love is the master key to happiness. Love is the master key to happiness.

The use of personification in English writing not only makes the language vivid and powerful, but also gives people a cordial, practical and refreshing feeling.

Fifth, parallelism.

Arranging sentences or sentence elements with the same or similar structure, consistent tone and closely related meanings can enhance sentence patterns and deepen feelings. This rhetoric is called parallelism.

For example:

(1) You are turning jade, as white as snow, as smooth and moist as grease, as bright as a candle and as hard as a rock. You are as white as snow, as moist as fat, as bright as candle and as hard as stone. You are a charming jade.

(2) You are in my mind and in my heart. You are in the air. You are a part of me. Forever. You occupy all my thoughts and souls; You are in the air I breathe; You will always be a part of me.

I only know this small part, and I'm looking for the rest.