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➪ Simile(明喻)：It is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. To make the comparison, words like as, as……as, as if and like are used to transfer the quality we associate with one to the other. For example, As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

➪ Metaphor(暗喻)：It is like a simile, also makes a comparison between two unlike elements, but unlike a simile, this comparison is implied rather than stated. For example, the world is a stage.

➪ Analogy (類比)：It is also a form of comparison, but unlike simile or metaphor which usually uses comparison on one point of resemblance, analogy draws a parallel between two unlike things that have several common qualities or points of resemblance.

托福作文中明喻和暗喻的修辭比較簡單，是托福寫作常用技巧，在運用的時候想到什麼適合的本體和喻體就可以進行“喻”，要修飾什麼物體也都可以比喻。

而類比則需要一些基礎知識做為施展的條件，但是越是複雜、難的語法條件，越是有意想不到的效果，大家對於這樣的方法要多加練習，這樣才能掌握。而且要多多拿紙筆寫作，才會有提高效果，加之托福聽力中運用聽寫方式對於聽力也是非常有效果。