
rhetorical_question.ppt
6页rhetoricalrit:rikl question 设问句式是以自问自答的形式,故意先提出问题,自己提问自己回答 反问句(反诘句)是疑问句,实际上说话者是在强调某种肯定或否定的答案,也就是明知故问这类句式常和“难道”等词联接通常答案就在句子当中它表示提问人的看法,没有把握,需要对方证实 反义疑问句由两部分组成:前一部分是一个陈述句,后一部分是一个简短的疑问句,两部分的人称时态应保持一致 Rhetorical questionlThere are two kinds:l1) is a question that is followed by an answer. Its purpose is to cause readers attention. (In Chinese, it corresponds with 设问).lExamples: What is a rebel? A man who says no.lPopularity? Its glorys small change.l ( 名望吗?那是光荣的零头而已l2) 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.) l(In Chinese, it corresponds with 反问).lIts function is to impress readers. Articles can be more vivid and forceful.lExamples: If Winter comes, can Sprig be far behind? (Shelley: Ode to the West Wind)l(of course not.)Examples for rhetorical question :l1.Am I a fool wasting my time with you? 2.Are you crazy? 3.Am I my brothers keeper? 4.Have you taken leave of your senses? 5.Am I teaching to statues? disjunctivedisdktiv question(反意疑问句) VS rhetorical question (反诘句, 设问)lThe differences between disjunctive question and rhetorical question is :lThere has to answer for questioning disjunctive question, there is no answer for the questioning rhetorical sentence.Examples for it:ldisjunctive question: How cool the weather is , isnt it.lRhetorical question : Am I talking to walls?(Not answer, the answer is self-evident )。












