精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上An Introduction to Figures of Speech(修辞格) Rhetorical Devices(修辞手法)1. Simile(明喻)Simile is an expression of comparison between two different things. It is usually introduced by “as” or “like”, and sometimes also by “asas/asso”, and “resemble” as the signs of comparison.明喻就是打比方,指一事物像另一事物的修辞格。常用的比喻词有“as” or “like”, and sometimes also by “asso /asas”, and “resemble”等1). Mercy drops as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath.Shakespeare2).