Para.7: Comment Part Ill(Para. 8-11) Main idea: The father's attempt to experience things directly and indirectly Devices for developing it: Exemplification(举例法) General statement: st. l of para. 8 Examples: Para.8-11 Part IV(Para. 12-13) Devices for developing it: Induction through introspection(自省式归纳法) Rhetorical techniques 1. Euphemism: My father has been gone for many years now(line 4-5).("has been gone"is used here to replace"has been dead 2. Parallelism I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. (L. 46) I think of him when I complain about trifles, when I am envious of anothers good fortune, when I don't have a"good heart(L. 47) 3. Repetition You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you. (L51)(The repetition here gives the reader a sense of contrast I. Language points A. Words and expressions 1. to lean on 3. to be embarrassed 4. to set the 5. to adjust 6. to make it 7. to cling to 8. to keep.. free of 9. to be amazed at sth 10 to subject himself to 11. occasion4 Para.7： Comment Part III (Para.8-11) Main idea: The father’s attempt to experience things directly and indirectly Devices for developing it: Exemplification (举例法) General statement: St. 1 of Para. 8 Examples: Para.8 —11 Part IV (Para.12-13) Main idea: The father has gone many years, but the son feels regret for his reluctance and relies much more on his father for his balance of mind. Devices for developing it: Induction through introspection (自省式归纳法） Rhetorical techniques: 1. Euphemism: My father has been gone for many years now (line 4-5). ( “has been gone” is used here to replace “has been dead”) 2. Parallelism: I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it.(L.46) I think of him when I complain about trifles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”(L. 47) 3. Repetition : “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you. ”(L51) (The repetition here gives the reader a sense of contrast ) III. Language Points A. Words and Expressions: 1. to lean on 2. to coordinate 3. to be embarrassed 4. to set the pace 5. to adjust 6. to make it 7. to cling to 8. to keep… free of ice 9. .to be amazed at sth. 10. to subject himself to 11. occasion