英语演讲中的修辞手法.docx
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英语演讲中的修辞手法
英语演讲中的修辞手法RhetoricDeviceinEnglishSpeech
英语演讲中的修辞手法
ForewordAspeechisnotonlyasimpleformaltalkbutakindofencouraginglanguagewitharticcharmbyusingallkindsoflingualskills.Speechisauniquestyle.Itexpressesthoughts,feelings,andideasorallytoaudiencethroughaseriesofwell-organized,well-preparedwordsorsentenceswiththeaimofevokingsomefeelingsofthelisteners.Therefore,tomakeasuccessfulspeech,oneoughttouseformal,vividlanguagesaswellasmanyfiguresofspeech.Thesuccessofaspeechisoftenattributedtotheskilloftheorator,withmeritbeinggiventooratorswhoareconfident,articulate,knowledgeableandabletodeliveraspeechwithconviction.
Persuadinganaudiencetotakeactioninvolvesmorethanaspeakersharingwhatheknowsaboutatopic.Speechesareintendedtogetlistenerstoacceptaparticularpointofview,andthenmotivatethemintoaction.Thechallengeinwritingthiskindofspeechisindeliveringamessagethatwillwinothersoverinsharingthesameprinciplesasthespeaker.Youmustusewordsinsuchawayastoconvincelistenersthatthespeaker'sopinionisreliable.Theartofgivingapersuasivespeechisasmuchaboutusinglanguageeffectivelyasitisaboutcommunicatingaconvincingargument.
Obviously,oneofthemajorfactorstobeagoodorabadspeechiswhethertheuseofrhetoricisappropriateornot.Itcanbefoundthattheuseofrhetoricplaysaveryimportantroleincontent.Thedefinitionofrhetoricisapplyingmanylanguagematerialsandvariousexpressivedevicestomanifesttheorator’spurposeappropriately.Withouttheuseofrhetoric,absolutely,thereisnogoodcontent.Therefore,itisnecessarytomakeananalysisandstudyonthissubject.
ThewholethesisisconcernedabouttheuseofrhetoricinEnglishspeech,andthethesisisdividedintothreeparts.Thefirstparttalksaboutthedefinitionandfunctionofspeech.Thesecondpartillustratesthedefinitionandfunctionofrhetoric.ThethirdpartmakesacarefullystudyontheuseofmainrhetoricaldevicesinEnglishspeech,suchas,simile,metaphor,parallelism,alliterationandrepetition,antithesis,rhetoricalquestionandsoon.
1.Speech
1.1TheDefinitionofSpeech
Oneofthedefinitionsofspeechwhichisaformaltalkthatapersongivestotheaudiences,toexpresshis/herviewsoremotionsonaspecificissue,ortoconductpropagandaactivitiessoastoachieveinspiringtheaudienceandpromoteitsactionasainformation-sharingactivities.Thebenefitofaspeechisobvious—masscommunication.Oratorswanttoengageaudience'sattention,conveytheirideasinalogicalmannerandusereliableevidencetosupporttheirpoint.
Speechcanbemadeinasmalleventasamarriageoralittlepartyaspresidentofacountrymakeittobecloserhispeople.Theopportunityarisesineverybody'slifetogiveaspeech.Initssimplestform,aspeechisaretellingofevents.Itcanbeoverwhelmingtoanintrovertedindividualtothinkaboutgivingaspeech,soknowingthefourtypesofspeechesandtheirpurposescanhelpalleviatesomeofthepressure.Aninspirationalspeechinspires,aninformativespeechinforms,apersuasivespeechpersuadesandspecialoccasionspeechesvary,butonlyduetothespecialoccasion.
1.2TheFunctionofSpeech
"Fourscoreandsevenyearsago,ourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinent,anewnation,conceivedinLiberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal."Thisispartofatwo-minutespeechgivenbyAbrahamLincolnatGettysburg.Heknewthatspeechesweremorethanjustabunchofwords.Somebelievethatthepoweroflifeanddeathareinthetongue.Thisspeechwaspowerful.
Thepurposeofmakingaspeechcanrangefromsimplytransmittinginformation,tomotivatingpeopletoact,tosimplytellingastory.Goodoratorsshouldbeabletochangetheemotionsoftheirlisteners,notjustinformthem.Makingaspeechcanalsobeconsideredadiscoursecommunity.Interpersonalcommunicationandspeecheshaveseveralcomponentsthatembracesuchthingsasmotivationalspeaking,leadership/personaldevelopment,business,customerservice,largegroupcommunication,andmasscommunication.Speechescanbeapowerfultooltouseforpurposessuchasmotivation,influence,persuasion,informing,ortranslation.
Allkindsofspeechhaveonecommonaim:
toconvincepeopletotakeaformofaction.Therefore,theyarecalledspeechesofaction,andthebestwaytoaccomplishthatisthroughmotivation.
Anotherpurposetobeaccomplishedthroughspeechistoreinforcelisteners’existingattitudes,beliefs,behaviors,opinions,orvalues.Youwouldsimplyreiterateafewpowerfulargumentstoreassureourlistenersandstrengthentheirposition.Contents
ABSTRACT I
摘 要 II
Foreword 1
1.Speech..2
1.1TheDefinitionofSpeech….2
1.2TheFunctionofSpeech……2
2.Rhetoric.3
2.1TheDefinitionofRhetoric 3
2.2TheFunctionofRhetoric….4
3. AnAnalysisofRhetoricinEnglishSpeec4
3.1Simile 4
3.2Metaphor 6
3.3Parallelism 7
3.4Repetition 9
3.5Alliteration 11
3.6Antithesis 12
3.7Rhetoricalquestion 14
4.Conclusion 15
Bibliography 16
Acknowledgements 1527
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英语演讲中的修辞手法
摘 要
演讲,是在听众面前就某一问题表达发表自己的见解,抒发情感,或进行宣传鼓动从而达到感召听众并促使其行动的一种信息交流活动的正式演说。
修辞是一种重要的语言表达手段,是用简单具体且充满想象的方法将抽象复杂的思想或进程阐释出来,能够促进情感的传递和思想的表达。
修辞存在于各种文体之中,尤其在演讲中起着极为重要的作用,是影响英语演讲成败的关键。
论文从分析演讲及修辞的定义和功能出发,认真研究了主要修辞手段在英语演讲中的作用,包括明喻、暗喻、排比、头韵、重复、对偶和设问等修辞手段,旨在更好地欣赏演讲,并学习一些演讲中的语言技巧,从而对演讲进一步理解。
关键词:
英语演讲;修辞;功能
ABSTRACTSpeech,aformaltalkthatapersonpresentstotheaudiences,toexpresshis/herviewsoremotionsonaspecificissue,ortoconductpropagandaactivitiessoastoachieveinspiringtheaudienceandpromoteitsactionasainformation-sharingactivities.
Rhetoricisonekindofimportantexpressivedeviceinlanguage.Itreferstointerpretingabstractandcomplexideasorprocessesthroughsimpleandconcretemethods.Sincerhetoricisfullofimagination,itcanpromotethetransmissionandcommunicationofemotionsandideas.
Rhetoricexistsinwritingswithvariousstyles,especially,inspeech.RhetoricplaysaveryimportantroleinEnglishspeech,actingasakeyelementforthesuccessofaspeech.Thethesis,basedontherespectivestudiesofthedefinitionofspeechandrhetoric,makesacarefulanalysisoftheuseofmainrhetoricaldevicesinEnglishspeech,includingsimile,metaphor,parallelism,alliteration,repetition,antithesis,rhetoricalquestionandsoon,targetingatbetterappreciatingEnglishspeech,andlearnmoreaboutthelanguageskillsinspeech,soastopromotethefurtherunderstandingofspeech.KeyWords:
Englishspeech;rhetoric;function
Athirdpurposeofmakingaspeechistoconvincepeopletochangetheirattitudetowardaparticularsubject.Inyourspeech,trytocapturetheirgoodwillimmediately.Youwouldfollowwithsomestrongargumentsforyourpositionandelaborateonthem.Thenyoumightintroducestatisticsandotherevidenceaccompaniedbyvisualaidsasyoudiscussyourargument.
Anyonewhogoestochurchunderstandstheeffectsthatspeechesarecapableofproducing.Sermonsarealwaysgiventochange,orreinforce,personallifestyle.Whenamanisreadytopropose,hewritesandrehearsesthewordshechoosestowintheheartofawoman.Peopleofhighsocialstatususespeechestoinfluenceothers.Wordsarethemostpowerfulmediumonthisplanetandcancrushorhealself-esteem.Asinglephrasecanmeandifferentthingsbyaddingelementslikeraisedorloweredpitchandvolume,orbyemphasizingdifferentwordsinthephrase.Alloftheseareimportantaspectstogivingaspeech.
2.Rhetoric
2.1TheDefinitionofRhetoric
Whatisrhetoric?
Therehavebeenmanystudiesfromscholarsasthehumancivilizationreachesthisadvancedandhighly–developedsociety.Rhetoricoriginatedinspeaking.Aristotle,inthe4thCenturyBC,firstdefinedrhetoricisrhetoricastheartofpersuasion.Hesaid,“Rhetoricisthecounterpartofthedialects.”InAthens,thecentreofwesterncivilization,greatorators,byexercisingtheirrhetoric,gainedfollowingandsupport,andeventually,politicalpower.JohnLocke,Englishphilosopherofthelate17thcentury,describedrhetoricas“thescienceoforatory,”or“theartofspeakingwithpropriety,eleganceandforce.”Thisexplainswhytheword“rhetoric”refersto“speaking”inmanyEuropeanlanguages,suchasGreek,Latin,French,etc.
Inpresentday,themeaningofrhetorichasbeenextended.Rhetoricassumesthefollowingcharacteristics,thatis,theelaboratedandexaggeratedlanguage,theartofusinglanguageeffectivelyandpersuasively,theskillsofusinglanguageeffectively,thestructureofverbalcommunication.
Nomatterforspeakingorwriting,rhetoricemphasizesitsimportanceintheeffectivecommunication.AmericanlinguistsCleanthBrooksandRobertPennthereforewroteintheirModernRhetoric,“Rhetoricistheartofusinglanguageeffectively.”InthedictionaryOxfordAdvancedlearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary(6thedition)thedefinitionforrhetoricis“theskillofusinglanguageinspeechorwritinginaspecialwaythatinfluencesorentertainspeople.”Rhetoricisanarttouselanguageeffectivelywithspecialaims.
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2.2TheFunctionofRhetoric
Rhetoricaldevicesarevariationsofliteralorordinaryformsofexpressions.Theirfunctionistomakethethoughtmorestrikingandeffective.Afreshandsuitablerhetoricaldeviceappealstotheimagination,createsmentalpicturesandmakesthespee
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