高考英语作文常用修辞手法(3)

　　11. 头韵 (alliteration) 
　　两个或者更多的词以相同的音韵或者字母开头就构成头韵。例如： 
　　proud as a peacock 
　　blind as a bat 
　　safe and sound 
　　Long and loudly little Lily laughed. 小莉莉长时间地、大声地笑着。 
　　The windows waved violently in the wind. 窗户在风中剧烈地摇动。 
　　The sun sank slowly. 太阳慢慢地下沉。 

　　12. 渐进 (climax) 
　　根据事物的逻辑关系，由小到大，由轻到重，由浅到深，由低到高，由少到多依次渐进地进行描述或论述。这种整齐的结构可以使人们的思想认识一层层深化提高，增强语言的感染力和说服力。例如： 
　　I came; I saw; I conquer. 我来了；我看到了；我征服。 
　　Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. 读书使人充实；交谈使人机智；写作使人精确。 
　　Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 书有可浅尝者，有可吞咽者，更有少数须消化咀嚼者。 
　　Lincoln recognized worth in the common people; he loved the common people; he fought for the common people; and he died for the common people. 林肯认识到平民大众的价值；他热爱平民大众；他为平民大众而斗争；他为平民大众而献身。