Lesson2

1.Aretheyreallythesamefleshasyouself?—rhetoricalquestion

2.Theyriseoutoftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafewyers,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyard.—alliteration,metaphor

3.Sore-eyedchildrenclustereverywhereinunbelievablenumbers,likecloudsofflies.—simile

4.Thankstoalifetimeofsittinginthispositionhisleftlegiswarpedoutofshape.—irony

5.TherewasafrenziedrushofJews.—transferredepithet

6.Awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.—synecdoche

7.Whatgovernmentservice.—rhetoricalquestion

8.Longlinesofwomen,bentdoublelikeinvertedcapitalLs,worktheirwayslowlyacrossthefields.—simile

9.Thiskindofthingmakesone’sblodboil.——metonymy

10.Iamnotcommenting,merelypointingtoafact.——understatement

11.Thiswretchedboy,whoisaFrenchcitizenandhasthereforebeendraggedfromtheforesttoscrubfloorsandcatchsyphilisingarrisontowns,actuallyhasfeelingsofreverencebeforeawhiteskin.——synecdoche

12.Andreallyitwaslikewatchingaflockofcattletoseethelongcolumn,amileortwomilesofarmedmen.—simile

13.whilethegreatwhitebirdsdriftedoverthemintheoppositedirection,glitteringlikescrapsofpaper.——metaphor

Lesson3

noonehasanyideawhereitwillgoasitmeandersorleapsandsprklesorjustglows.——metaphor

theygotoutofbedonthewrongsideissimplynotaconcern.TheyarelikethemusketeersofDumas—simile

suddenlythealchemyofconversationtookplace—metaphor

theglowoftheconversationburstintoflames——metaphor

Theconversationwasonwings.——metaphor

WeoughttothinkourselvesbackintotheshoesoftheSaxonpeasant.——metaphor

TheElizabethansblewonitasonadandelionclock,anditsseedsmultiplied,andfloatedtotheendsoftheearth.—simile

Ihaveanunendingloveaffairwithdictionaries.——metaphor,alliteration

theKing’sEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation.——metaphor,alliteration

Otherwiseonewillbindtheconversation,onewillnotletitflowfreelyhereandthere.——metaphor

WewouldneverhavegonetoAustralia,orleapedbackintimetotheNormanConquest.——metaphor.

Lesson5

CharlesLamb,asmerryandenterprisingafellowasyouwillmeetinamonthofSundays,unfetteredtheinformalessaywithhismemorableOldChinaandDream’sChildren.—metaphor

TherefollowsaninformalessaythatenturesevenbeyondLamb’sfrontier.——metaphor

thefollowingessaywhichundertakestodemonstratethatlogic,farfrombeingadry,pedanticdiscipline,isaliving,breathingthing,fullofbeauty,passion,andtrauma.—metaphor,hyperbole

Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,aspreciseasachemist’sscales.——hyperbole,simile

Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear.——mixedmetaphor

Iwasoutonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.——metonymy

ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwoudbeopen.——metaphor

Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft.——transferredepithet

“Polly?”hesaidinahorrifiedwhisper.——transferredepithet

Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.—antithesis

Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions.——understatement,litotes

YouareguiltyofPostHocifyoublameEulaBecker.——metonymy

Imightaswellwasteanother.Whoknew?——rhetoricalquestion

Maybesomewhereintheextinctcraterofhermind,afewembersstillsmoldered.——metaphor

Thereisalimittowhatfleshandbloodcanbear.——synecdoche,metonymy

Hehashamstrunghisopponentbeforehecouldevenstart.——metaphor

Itwaslikediggingatunnel.——simile

Iwillwanderthefaceoftheearth,ashambling,hollow-eyedhulk.——hyperbole

Lesson7

HerewastheveryheartofindustrialAmerica.——metaphor

herewasascenesodreadfullyhideous,sointolerablybleakandforlornthatitreducedthewholeaspirationofmantoamacabreanddepressingjoke.——hyperbole,antithetical,contrast.

herewerehumanhabitationssoabominablethattheywouldhavedisgracedaraceofalleycats.——hyperbole

whatIalludetoistheunbrokenandagonizingugliness,thesheerrevoltingmonstrousness,ofeveryhouseinsight.——hyperbole

oneblinksbeforeamanwithhisfaceshotaway.——simile

asteelstadiumlikeahugerat-trapsomeherefurtherdowntheline.——simile

Thecountryitselfisnotuncomely.——litotes,understatement

Obviously,iftherewerearchitectsofanyprofessionalsenseordignityintheregion,theywouldhaveperfectedachalettohugthehillsides.——sarcasm

ontheirelowsidestheyburythemselvesswinishlyinthemud.——metaphor

Whenithastakenonthepatinaofthemillsitisthecolorofafriedegg.——ridicule,irony

theyhavethemostloathsometownsandvillageseverseenbymortaleye.——hyperbole

Iawardthischampionshiponlyafterlaboriousresearchandinvessantprayer.——sarcasm,irony

Pullman,Ihavewhirledthroughthegloomy,GodforsakenvillagesofIowaandKansas,andthemalarioustidewaterhamletsofGeorgia.——metaphor

Itisasifsometitanicandaberrantgenius,uncompromisinglyinimicaltoman.——hyperbole,irony

Aretheysofrightfulbecausethevalleyisfullofforeigners——dull,insensatebrutes,withnoloveofbeautyinthem?——metoricalquestion

Itisincrediblethatmereignoranceshouldhaveachievedsuchmasterpiecesofhorror.——sarcasm,irony

OncertainlevelsoftheAmericanrace,indeed,thereseemstobeapositivelibidofortheugly,asonotherandlessChristianlevelsthereisalibidoforthebeautiful.——antithesis

Besideit,theParthenonwouldnodoubtoffendthem.——sarcasm

Theeffectisthatofafatwomanwithablackeye.——metaphor

Lesson10

Theslightestmentionofthedecadebringsnostalgicrecollectionstothemiddle-agedandcuriousquestioningsbytheyoung—transferredepithet

wehadreachedaninternationalstaturethatwouldforeverpreventusfromretreatingbehindtheartificialwallsofaprovincialmoralityorthegeographicalprotectionofourtwoborderingoceans.—metaphor

Warornowar,asthegenerationspassed,itbecameincreasinglydifficultforouryoungpeopletoacceptstandardsofbehaviorthatborenorelationshiptothebustlingbusinessmediuminwhichtheywereexpectedtobattleforsuccess.—metaphor

ThewaractedmerelyasacatalyticagentinthisbreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure—metaphor

GreenwichVillagesettheepattern.——metonymy

itwasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,theirmindsandpensinflamedagainstwar,Babbittry,and“Puritanical”gentility.——metaphor

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