《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》是美国著名小说家威廉·福克纳关于南方主题的代表作,该作品以独特的写作手法和凝练的笔触刻画出一个典型的没落贵族形象,借艾米丽悲苦畸形的一生,深刻揭露和批判了南方旧思想旧文化对人的迫害。本篇小说在词汇、修辞等方面特点鲜明,对于刻画人物形象、传达情感态度、深化主题思想发挥了重要作用。 “The Rose for Emily” is the representative of William Faulkner, a famous American novelist, on the theme of the South. His unique writing style and concise brush strokes depict a typical image of the fallen aristocracy. By Emily’s sadness Deformity of life, a deep expose and criticize the southern old thought of the old culture of persecution of people. The novel has distinctive features in terms of vocabulary, rhetoric, etc. It plays an important role in portraying figure images, conveying emotional attitudes and deepening thematic thinking.