修辞 (xiū cí) — rhetoric (the art of effective expression); rhetorical device, figure of speech
Definition
修辞 is both the academic study of effective expression and the concrete techniques (比喻、夸张, etc.) a writer or speaker uses. At HSK 7, the more common sense is the set of techniques itself — rhetorical devices.
noun
rhetoric (the art of effective expression)rhetorical devicefigure of speech
Examples
- 修辞。Xué xí xiū cí duì tí gāo xiě zuò néng lì hěn yǒu bāng zhù.Learning rhetoric is very helpful for improving writing skills.
- 修辞。Zhè piān lùn wén fēn xī le lǔ xùn zuò pǐn zhōng de xiū cí shǒu fǎ.This paper analyzes the rhetorical devices in Lu Xun's works.
- 修辞。Tā zài yǎn jiǎng zhōng yùn yòng le duō zhǒng xiū cí jì qiǎo.He used various rhetorical techniques in his speech.
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