英美文学名利场修辞分析.doc

PAGE PAGE 1 ON FIGURES OF SPEECH IN VANITY FAIR Written by Luo Yan Supervised by Professor Tan Weiguo A Thesis Submitted to Foreign Languages College Shanghai Normal University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Bachelor of Arts In English Language May, 2006 Contents Page Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………….I Abstract (English)…………………………………………………………………..II Abstract (Chinese)…………………………………………………………………...III 1.Introduction…………………………………………………………………………1 1.1 Background of Vanity Fair…………………………………………………..1 1.2 Brief Introduction to Vanity Fair……………..………………..…………….1 1.3 Introduction to this Paper……………………………………………………2 2.Satire in Vanity Fair…………………………………………………………………4 3.Irony in Vanity Fair……………………...…………………………………………7 4.Metaphor in Vanity Fair……………………………………………………………11 5.Contrast in Vanity Fair……………………………………………………………15 6.Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………20 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………22 Acknowledgements First and foremost, I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to express my gratitude to my tutor Mr. Tan Weiguo, who offered me enlightening instructions, patient guidance and valuable suggestions, which contributed to the completion of my thesis. I would also like to acknowledge my indebtedness to all the instructors who enlightened me with good ideas and taught me different courses and various skills from which I benefited a great deal. In addition, I am very grateful to all my classmates and friends who offered me generous support and helpful advice in the past four years. Finally, I wish to dedicate this paper to my beloved parents, who always love me and affectionately care for me. Abstract Vanity Fair written by William Makepeace Thackeray is generally recognized as his masterpiece, through which he established his important position in the history of English literature. Since the publication of this novel in the 19th century, many critics and scholars at home and abroad have been studying the artistic t