高级英语修辞手法Rhetoricalquestion.ppt

Rhetorical question,There are two kinds:1)is a question that is followed by an answer.Its purpose is to cause readers attention.(In Chinese,it corresponds with 设问).Eg.What is a rebel?A man who says no.Popularity?Its glorys small change.(名望吗？那是光荣的零头而已。）2)Is a question that never expects an answer.It expresses a definite meaning in a style of question.(The writer has had an answer in his mind.)(In Chinese,it corresponds with 反问).Its function is to impress readers.Articles can be more vivid and forceful.Eg.If Winter comes,can Sprig be far behind?(Shelley:Ode to the West Wind)(of course not.),Eg.What can you possibly add to a mind thats full,especially full of itself?When the house is on fire,do you argue about the color of the hair of the man who brings the water?How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep to others?(如果我们自己不能保守秘密，怎么能指望别人替我们保守秘密呢？）Didnt his terrible end keep other explores away?,And shall we allow these untruths to go unanswered,these misdeeds unreprimanded?Do you think if I could help it,I would sit still with folded hands,contented to mourn?,