devices

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of the same sound beginning several words in a sequence

Question 2

anadiplosis

Answer 2

rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of a sentence

Question 3

anaphora

Answer 3

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines

Question 4

Antistrophe

Answer 4

repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

Question 5

Antithesis

Answer 5

opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction

Question 6

Asyndeton

Answer 6

lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words

Question 7

chiasmus

Answer 7

two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels (a-b-a-b) but in inverted order (a-b-b-a)

Question 8

Climax

Answer 8

arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power. Often the last emphatic word in one phrase or clause is repeated as the first emphatic word of the next.

Question 9

euphemism

Answer 9

substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant

Question 10

hyperbole

Answer 10

exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect

Question 11

irony

Answer 11

expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning; the words say one thing but mean another

Question 12

metaphor

Answer 12

implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words; the word is used not in its literal sense ,but in one analogous to it.

Question 13

metonymy

Answer 13

substitution of one word for another which it suggests

Question 14

oxymoron

Answer 14

apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one anther (for dramatic effect)

Question 15

paradox

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an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it (to reveal a truth)

Question 16

parallelism

Answer 16

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

Question 17

polysyndeton

Answer 17

the repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases, or clauses

Question 18

rhetorical question

Answer 18

a question with an implied answer

Question 19

simile

Answer 19

an explicit comparison betweeen two thigns using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 20

Synecdoche

Answer 20

a rhetorical device where one part of an object is used to represent the whole

Question 21

understatement

Answer 21

A form of irony, also called litotes, in which something is represented as less serious than it really is, with the intent of drawing attention to and emphasizing the opposite meaning (can be humorous).