《世说新语》是我国魏晋南北朝时期的一部代表作品,其高超的语言艺术与比喻修辞的成功运用有着密切的联系。书中人物运用各种比喻类型,或品评人物,或机智问答,都达到了极好的表达效果,某些比喻还反映了当时的社会现实。 “Shi Shuo Xin Yu” is a representative work during the period of Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties. Its superb language art is closely related to the successful use of figurative rhetoric. The characters in the book use various metaphorical types, or comment on characters, or quizzical questions and answers, all of which have achieved excellent expression effects. Some of the metaphors also reflect the social reality of the time.