book report

A Good Book Introducing Metaphor Knowledge: A Review of Yuan Hui's Metaphor This is a book specifically introducing metaphorical rhetoric, which has three characteristics: detailed, novel, and practical. Let's talk about it in detail first. There are many articles on metaphors in Chinese newspapers and materials, but they are not scattered or scattered, just skimming on the surface. The book "Metaphor" elaborates on this figure of speech in a thoughtful and detailed manner. Almost every aspect of knowledge and application related to metaphors is discussed. The book is divided into nine sections, which introduce the definition, types, expressions, functions, and requirements of metaphor, the relationship between metaphor and vocabulary, grammar, and other figures of speech, and the history and current status of metaphor research. The content of each section is analyzed in detail. After reading, you not only understand the outline and overall appearance of metaphorical knowledge, but also gain a thorough understanding of each knowledge point. The second statement is novel. The author's viewpoint is new, with many extraordinary insights that stand out from the crowd. For example, metaphors must be composed of two fundamentally different things, which is a consensus among people. But what does' fundamentally different 'mean? It is generally believed that if two things belong to the same category, they are essentially the same and cannot form a metaphor. However, the author argues that even if two things belong to the same category, due to our different perspectives on the problem, we can often identify the fundamental differences between them. For example, when using 'big girl' as a metaphor for a shy young man, it should be allowed to stand and not excluded from the metaphorical door. The knowledge introduced in the book is also new. For example, in general, books only talk about similes, metaphors, and metaphors, while this book adds new categories of metaphors such as comparative metaphors, citations, event metaphors, and object metaphors. As for the introduction of the flexible and varied expressions of metaphor in use, it is even more eye-opening and refreshing. Furthermore, the author's approach to studying problems is also new, not simply using metaphors in isolation and stillness, but rather taking a unique approach by examining metaphors in motion and linking them with vocabulary, grammar, and other rhetorical devices. This enables us to see the vigorous vitality and continuous development trend of metaphors. Let's talk about practicality. Some theoretical works often go from theory to theory and do not solve practical problems, which makes people feel like they are just scratching their feet after reading. The book 'Metaphor' has no such drawbacks. It is closely related to the problems that people often encounter in the process of learning and using metaphors, helping readers to dispel doubts and doubts, and is very effective. As the author discusses the requirements for using metaphors, we will use both positive and negative comparisons, using examples and examples to help us understand what good metaphors are and what bad metaphors are. And we students' compositions require such specific and practical guidance. What are the connections and differences between loading, metaphors, and symbols? Using stories to reason, is it an analogical argument or a metaphorical argument? I have been very confused about these issues. After learning "matter metaphor" and "object metaphor", I finally understand that things like Gorky's "The Swallow" and the contradictory "Praise of the White Poplar" use both "symbolic" techniques and "object metaphor" rhetoric; The story of "Nanguo playing Yu" in "Building a New World" is used to argue, not by analogy, but by metaphor, because this story belongs to the rhetoric of "matter metaphor" in this article. In short, this book has greatly benefited me. It is truly a good teacher and friend for us to learn Chinese.