1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述）

asis known to all, benjamin franklin, as the pioneer in the movement for americanindependence, one of the founding fathers of the united states, and therepresentative of american mind, plays a vital role in defining the americanethos as the combination of the practical values of thrift, hard work,initiative and opposition to authoritarianism. being the key figure in shapingthe society america would become, franklin is one of the most accomplished andinfluential americans of his age. as a printer and writer, he publishes theautobiography of benjamin franklin.

his autobiographyconsists of four parts. part one takes the form of a family letter to his son.franklin relates the ancestry and his experience of self-struggle, hoping that hisoffspring could learn something valuable from his experience to imitate. parttwo begins with two letters from his friends. both of them encourage him tocontinue writing his autobiography for the purpose of educating the youth. inpart three franklin describes his devotion to public utility. part four is thesupplement, recording his journey to britain as an agent to defend the rightsfor colonial people.

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2. 研究的基本内容与方案

In this paper, the author mainly focuses on three types of figures ofspeech in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: analogy, allusion andintertextuality. In general, a figure of speech, or to say, rhetorical figureis figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase. The aim is touse the language inventively to accentuate the effect of what is being said. Itcan be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literalmeaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literalmeaning of the words. The author plans to illustrate those different techniquesthrough deeply analyzing the typical text in The Autobiography and to make somecomparisons with other similar texts, so as to present the functions of thosewriting methods, like providing articles with emphasis, freshness ofexpression, or clarity. For intertextuality,it is the interconnection between similar or related works of literature thatreflect and influence an audience's interpretation of the text. In this aspect,the author shall consider both literary meaning and cultural meaning of the twotexts.

To crystalize, the aim of this paper is to analyze literariness in TheAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin through elaborate details, examples andcomparisons, thus exploiting a special way of appreciating its literary value.

3. 研究计划与安排

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4. 参考文献（12篇以上）

[1]baker, j. j. (2000).benjamin franklin's autobiography and the credibility of personality. earlyamerican literature, 35(3), 274.

[2]bobker, d. (2013).intimate points: the dash in the autobiography of benjamin franklin. papers onlanguage amp; literature, 49(4), 415-443.